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Old 12-14-2004, 01:35 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by hokieian
BTW, I'm a microbiologist and hate it when people use antimicrobial anything just because of the name when regular old soap works just as well (and don't get me started on physicians prescribing antibiotics for things like colds or the flu, although awareness of this problem is much greater than it used to be)
Excellent point. And since the flu is a virus, antibiotics don't help. Keeping your hands clean and washed will.
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