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Originally Posted by Sirtel
Bugs are everywhere. If you want to sanitize everything you ever touch in public or other people have touched, you'll go insane in no time. Germophobia (pathological fear of contamination and germs) is a real disorder and many people suffer from it. Actually you do yourself a disservice by excessive disinfecting, because the less used you are to various germs, the more susceptible you'll be to various infections. That doesn't mean that you must live dirty, of course. But ordinary washing with soap (not antibacterial soap) should be sufficient for people with normal immune systems. That goes for the elderly too, if they're reasonably healthy for their age. My 82-year-old mother is not overly fussy about such things and she very rarely catches anything (she goes shopping with me, uses public transport etc, so she doesn't live an isolated life).
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Wow, I bet you would have been the life of every party had you lived in the mid 14th century. Actually had you lived in the mid 14th century you would likely have been one of the first casualties if you were as nonchalant about pestilence then as you are now.