Ngaba uyi-germaphobe?

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Igama lam ndinguKate, kwaye ndiyintsholongwane. Andizukuxhawula isandla sakho ukuba ujonge phezulu kancinci, kwaye ngobulumko ndiza kuhamba ukuba ukhohlela kwindlela engaphantsi. Ndiyincutshe ekuvuleni ingqiniba ndivule ucango olujingayo, kunye nokunkqonkqoza kwi-ATM. Ukufika kwentombi yam kwiminyaka emine eyadlulayo kubonakala ngathi kuyitshintshile i-phobia yam esebenzayo kwi-overdrive. Ngenye imva kwemini, xa ndandicoca iphepha ngalinye lebhodi yabantwana kwithala leencwadi, ndiye ndaqala ukukhathazeka ngokuba ndiwele umgca.

Kwafika ixesha loncedo lweengcali. Ndadibana noPhilip Tierno, Ph.D., umlawuli we-microbiology yekliniki kunye ne-immunology kwi-NYU Langone Medical Centre. UTeirno wandixelela ukuba, "iintsholongwane zikho kuyo yonke indawo-kodwa kuphela i-1 ukuya kwi-2 yeepesenti ye-microbes eyaziwayo inokusenzakalisa." Kwaye, uninzi lwezi ntsholongwane luncedo. Ke ungazikhusela njani kubantu ababi ngaphandle kokubulala yonke into oyibonayo?

Kuyenzeka ngezinye izicwangciso ezikrelekrele. Kuba ezinye iipesenti ezingama-80 zazo zonke izigulo zidluliselwa ngonxibelelwano lomntu, nokuba kungoku okanye ngokungathanga ngqo, utsho uTierno, sinamandla okuphepha ezona ndlela zixhaphakileyo zokudlulisa intsholongwane.

Kodwa ziphi ezo? I-Tierno indinike ishumi elinambini leengubo ezinkulu zomqhaphu zokuzihlikihla kwizinto endizichukumisayo mihla le ukuba azihlalutye kwilebhu yakhe. Nanku apho zikhona iintsholongwane (kwaye kufuneka wenze ntoni ngazo):

Indawo yoVavanyo #1: Iindawo zoluntu (iVenkile yokutya, ivenkile yekofu, i-ATM, ibala lokudlala)

Iziphumo: Ngaphezulu kwesiqingatha semizekelo yam ebinobungqina bokungcola kwendle. Babe Escherichia coli (E. coli) kunye i-enterococci, zombini iibhaktheriya ezibangela ukusuleleka ezihlala kwinqwelo yokuthenga kunye nepeni kwivenkile yam yendawo yokutya, i-sink kunye nezibambo zomnyango kwigumbi lokuhlambela kwivenkile yam yekofu, amaqhosha e-ATM kunye nomatshini wokukhuphela endiwusebenzisayo, kunye nebala lokudlala i-jungle gym. apho idlala khona intombi yam.

U-Tierno wachaza ukuba i-E. coli evela ebantwini ayifani nohlobo oluveliswa yizilwanyana olugulisa abantu kodwa luqulethe ezinye iintsholongwane, ezifana I-norovirus, enye yezona zinto zibangela ityhefu yokutya.

Inyaniso emdaka: Obu bubungqina bokuba uninzi lwabantu aluzihlambi izandla emva kokusebenzisa indlu yangasese, utshilo uTierno. Ngapha koko, ngaphezulu kwesiqingatha sabantu baseMelika abachithi xesha laneleyo nesepha, beshiya iintsholongwane ezandleni zabo.

Thatha isifundo ekhaya kwindawo ecocekileyo: NgokukaTierno "Hlamba izandla zakho rhoqo-ubuncinci ngaphambi nasemva kokutya nasemva kokusebenzisa igumbi lokuhlambela." Ukwenza ngokufanelekileyo, hlamba phezulu, iintendelezo, naphantsi kwebhedi nganye yezikhonkwane imizuzwana engama-20 ukuya kwe-30 (okanye ucule "Usuku lokuzalwa oluvuyisayo" kabini). Ngenxa yokuba iintsholongwane zitsaleleka kwiindawo ezimanzi, zomisa izandla zakho ngetawuli yephepha. Ukuba ukwindlu yangasese yoluntu, sebenzisa itawuli efanayo ukucima itepu kwaye uvule umnyango ukunqanda ukuphinda ungcoliswe. Ukuba awukwazi ukufikelela kwisinki, iisanitizer ezisekwe etywaleni ngowona mgca ulandelayo wokuzikhusela.

Indawo yoVavanyo #2: Ikhitshi

Iziphumo: "Ikhawuntari yayiyeyona sampuli imdaka yeqela," utshilo uTeirno. Isitya sepetri besiphuphuma E. coli, i-enterococci, enterobacteria (ezinokuthi zigulise abantu abangena emzimbeni), klebsiella (enokubangela inyumoniya kunye nosulelo lomchamo, phakathi kwezinye izinto), nangaphezulu.

Inyaniso emdaka: Uphononongo lwakutsha nje oluvela kwiYunivesithi yaseArizona lubonisa ukuba ibhodi yokusika ephakathi iqulathe amaxesha angama-200 iibhaktheriya zefecal ngaphezulu kwesihlalo sendlu yangasese. Iziqhamo kunye nemifuno, ngaphezu kwenyama ekrwada inokulayishwa ngenkunkuma yezilwanyana kunye nabantu. Ngokucima iikhawuntari zam ngesiponji esineenyanga ubudala, ndinokuba ndisasaza iintsholongwane.

Isifundo sokuya ekhaya kwindawo ecocekileyo: "Geza ibhodi yakho yokusika ngesepha kunye namanzi emva kokusetyenziswa kwayo yonke into," ucebisa uTierno, "kwaye usebenzise enye eyahlukileyo yokutya okuhlukeneyo. Ukugcina isiponji sakho sikhuselekile, uTierno uncoma ukuba i-microwaving ifakwe kwisitya samanzi phezulu ubuncinane imizuzu emibini nganye. ixesha olisebenzisayo phambi nasemva kokulungiselela izidlo.I-Tierno isebenzisa isisombululo seglasi enye yeblitshi kwikota yamanzi.(Kwindlela emfutshane, sebenzisa i-antibacterial wipe, efana nezo zenziwa nguClorox.) Ukuba ufuna ukugcina ngqwabalala. Iikhemikhali eziphuma kwikhaya lakho, sebenzisa ibleach engeyiyo i-chlorine (3% yehydrogen peroxide).

Indawo yovavanyo # 3: IOfisi

Iziphumo: Nangona ilaptop yasekhaya yayine-E. Coli encinci kuyo, wayibhengeza "icocekile." Kodwa iofisi yomhlobo weManhattan ayikhange ihambe kakuhle. Nkqu neqhosha le-elevator likhona IStaphylococcus aureus (S. aureus), ibhaktheriya enokukhokelela kwizifo zesikhumba, kunye candida (igwele lelungu lobufazi okanye le-rectal), elingenabungozi-kodwa lilonke. Nje ukuba ufike kwidesika yakho, awungcono kakhulu. Uninzi lwethu lugcina ukutya kwiidesika zethu, sinika iintsholongwane isidlo semihla ngemihla.

Inyaniso emdaka: Wonke umntu ucinezela amaqhosha eelifti, kodwa akukho mntu ubahlambululayo, utshilo uTierno, ocebisa ukuba uhlambe emva koko okanye usebenzise isicoci sezandla.

Thatha isifundo ekhaya kwindawo ecocekileyo: UTerino ucebisa ukucoca indawo yakho yokusebenza, ifowuni, imouse kunye nekhibhodi ngokusula iintsholongwane yonke imihla.

Indawo yovavanyo # 4: Umthambo waseKhaya

Iziphumo: Uphando lupapashwe kwi Iklinikhi yoNyango lwezeMpilo kwezonyango ifumanise ukuba iipesenti ezingama-63 zezixhobo zokuzivocavoca zine-rhinovirus ebangela ukubanda. Kwindawo yokuzivocavoca izibambo zoMqeqeshi weArc zazixinene S. aureus.

Inyaniso emdaka: Unyawo lwembaleki yembaleki luyakwazi ukuphila ngaphezulu kweemethi. Kwaye, kuhlalutyo olwahlukileyo, u-Tierno wafumanisa ukuba umgangatho wokuhlamba wawuyindawo engcolileyo kwindawo yokuzivocavoca.

Thatha isifundo ekhaya kwindawo ecocekileyo: Ngaphandle kokukhuhla, u-Tierno ucebisa ukuba uze ne-yoga mat yakho kunye nebhotile yamanzi (umqheba womthombo wamanzi E. coli). “Ukuthintela usulelo, soloko unxiba iiflops kwishawari,” utshilo.

Ukuza Ucocekile: IGermaphobe ehlaziyiweyo

U-Tierno uthi iintsholongwane zidinga indawo ezithile ukuze zenzakalise kwaye inqaku lokwazi ukuba yintoni phaya ayizukubangela i-germaphobes njengam, kodwa kukusikhumbuza ukuba silumke yenza zisigcine sisempilweni.

Ngale nto engqondweni, ndiza kuqhubeka ndihlamba izandla kunye nekhitshi rhoqo kwaye nentombi yam yenza okufanayo. Ndisenaso isicoci sezandla kwisipaji sam, kodwa andisikhuphi konke ixesha. Kwaye andisacimi iincwadi zakhe zethala leencwadi-u-Tierno undixelela ukuba iphepha lisisithuthi sentsholongwane esingalunganga nokuba kunjalo.

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