PSA practice good hand washing!

chanatron1000

Yesterday at 8:53 am

The amount you're exposed to makes a difference. Sometimes it's possible for your immune system to be exposed to something and develop a targeted defense before you actually get sick, but if it's overwhelmed, you're more likely to develop symptoms.

↑ miami85

Yesterday at 10:50 pm

ora_43 wrote:

You can't hide from viruses (eta: and trying to avoid them completely is terrible for the immune system, as some have said). But when you make it harder for them to get you, you generally end up with tamer viruses.

Not necessarily. I used to be a teacher, and some of the kids with the worst habits were the ones that never seemed to get sick. I mean washing hands is a good idea, but it's no guarantee. My sister's family was quite particular about hygiene and Covid exposure and though we live in the same neighborhood they got Covid about a full year before us. We took "common sense" precautions but were not particularly "extra vigilant"