Was I Being a Germaphobe?

[DeniseJH]

Again with the falsehoods. My post referenced the Mayo Clinic and the most common/typical way to acquire e coli. NOT every way to contract it - just to be clear.
No need to contact the CDC, but thanks!

No falsehoods here. If you'd read my original post I was talking about how EColi spreads person to person, as in the case being discussed here, not it's origins.

 

[Pea-n-Me]

Be sure to let the CDC know your findings, as they disagree.

Would be interested to see what you are referring to here. Link, please?

Yes, there are lots of germs - I'm talking about EColi. And yes, some strains of EColi can make us sick - that's why it's good to try to avoid them when you can.

No falsehoods here. If you'd read my original post I was talking about how EColi spreads person to person, as in the case being discussed here, not it's origins.

I'm not really sure what you're talking about at this point, but if you mean the origins of the bacteria, yes, it is important to know, because some are relatively benign, and some are deadly, i.e. the ones that contain the shiga toxin that usually have numbers and letters associated with them, e.g. EColi 0157:H7; EColi 0104:H4; EColi 0145, etc.

@chicagodisneyfan is spot on.

 

[Jimmy Mouse]

I'm just wondering how many people here wash their hands after using the fingerprint scanner at WDW.

 

[DeniseJH]

OMG - what I'm talking about is what is pertinent to the OP's question. The fact that kids and many adults, don't always wash their hands after using the bathroom. EColi is commonly spread person to person through fecal contamination. EColi can make you very sick. I wouldn't want to share a communal bowl/bag of chips with a crowd like this and take the chance of spending the night puking my guts out and having diarrhea. I'll take my chances elsewhere - a few chips isn't worth the potential trouble, FOR ME. Yes, we know, there are different types of EColi....the ones I am speaking of, obviously, are the ones that would make a person sick - the others have no importance to the OP's question.

 

[Jennasis]

I'm just wondering how many people here wash their hands after using the fingerprint scanner at WDW.

Or after touching handrails, ride handles/restraints etc...

 

[DeniseJH]

I'm just wondering how many people here wash their hands after using the fingerprint scanner at WDW.

Fun question, I ALWAYS wash my hands before sticking them in my mouth, so it's not really a problem.

 

[DeniseJH]

Would be interested to see what you are referring to here. Link, please?




I'm not really sure what you're talking about at this point, but if you mean the origins of the bacteria, yes, it is important to know, because some are relatively benign, and some are deadly, i.e. the ones that contain the shiga toxin that usually have numbers and letters associated with them, e.g. EColi 0157:H7; EColi 0104:H4; EColi 0145, etc.

@chicagodisneyfan is spot on.

Go to the CDC website and look up "E coli".

 

[Pea-n-Me]

Go to the CDC website and look up "E coli".

That's your job, when you're making a claim such as the one you made.

Be sure to let the CDC know your findings, as they disagree.

 

[Jimmy Mouse]

Fun question, I ALWAYS wash my hands before sticking them in my mouth, so it's not really a problem.

That's strange. I wait to wash my hands After sticking them in my mouth. Who want's nasty slobber on their hands!

 

[DeniseJH]

That's your job, when you're making a claim such as the one you made.

No it isn't - you don't believe me, you look it up.

 

[DeniseJH]

That's strange. I wait to wash my hands After sticking them in my mouth. Who want's nasty slobber on their hands!

Of course, both is preferable.

 

[Jimmy Mouse]

Or after touching handrails, ride handles/restraints etc...

Come to think of it, I have never seen anyone go up to the buffet, dish out their food then go wash their hands before they eat. The handles of the serving spoons are handled by a lot of people. Things that make you go Hmmm

 

[DeniseJH]

Yes, it's a big scary world out there.

 

[Pea-n-Me]

No it isn't - you don't believe me, you look it up.

Not much to it, eh? Didn't think so.

 

[DeniseJH]

If you don't want to believe it or look it up don't - no skin off my nose.

 

[ten6mom]

I'm a very frequent hand-washer too but not because of germs. I'm just super-prissy and can't stand not being perfectly clean. I can "feel" dirt on me and it skeeves me out.

I AM SO GLAD I'm not the only one who can feel their hands being dirty!!!!

 

[NHdisneylover]

Or after touching handrails, ride handles/restraints etc...

or after handling a menu when dining out

 

[CarolAnn856]

If you don't want to believe it or look it up don't - no skin off my nose.

So, I visited the CDC page on EColi. While handwashing is mentioned, it seemed pretty clear that the most common way it's spread is through contaminated and undercooked/unwashed food.

To recap, your post said that "poor hygeine" is the most common way it's spread. Another poster pointed out that you were incorrect, and that eating contaminated and improperly prepared food, such as beef and produce, is most typically the cause. You referred them to the CDC, but refused to post a link. If you have better info than I found, please do share it. As I said, the pages I read all seem to support the other poster, but I could have missed something.

 

[jrmasm]

Yes, it's a big scary world out there.

Not really.

 

[DeniseJH]

So, I visited the CDC page on EColi. While handwashing is mentioned, it seemed pretty clear that the most common way it's spread is through contaminated and undercooked/unwashed food.

To recap, your post said that "poor hygeine" is the most common way it's spread. Another poster pointed out that you were incorrect, and that eating contaminated and improperly prepared food, such as beef and produce, is most typically the cause. You referred them to the CDC, but refused to post a link. If you have better info than I found, please do share it. As I said, the pages I read all seem to support the other poster, but I could have missed something.

I'll say it again - what is relevant to the OP's scenario is PERSON TO PERSON SPREAD, NOT how a person might ORIGINALLY come in to contact with Ecoli. The CDC clearly states the most common way Ecoli is spread from PERSON TO PERSON is poor hygiene, and that the best way to prevent this is by washing your hands after using the bathroom. I'm really surprised that this is news to so many of you.