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Originally Posted by lizardlady
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I have a BA in zoology, which required some courses in microbiology.We could tell who was in the micro classes because they got absolutely paranoid about becoming infected with something. The reality is that we are surrounded and covered  with microorganisms. We can't let a fear of infection rule our lives or we turn into Howard Hughes. The lesson we all learned back in my student days was to take reasonable precautions and get on with life.
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When my cousin was in nursing school, she'd freak out any time her mother would scrape or cut mold off some food and eat the rest.
I've become extremely unfastidious after COVID. But then I got a serious lower intestinal "bug," which I guess was from listeria or e coli. I'm still very casual about eating expired foods and eggs-over-easy, but I tend to be more careful to avoid hand-to-mouth behaviors while out in public. And I also wash produce thoroughly.