The "right way" to cough or sneeze might surprise you
Categories: Diet & Weight Loss, Celebs & Entertainment
How do you cough or sneeze in public? If you're like most Americans, you probably cover your nose and mouth with your hands, thinking you're being polite. Well that's all wrong, according to the Center for Disease Control. To prevent the spread of our germs to other people, the CDC recommends we start sneezing and coughing into a sleeve or other piece of clothing. There's even a new video explaining the technique that's a little funny, a little bizarre, and says the message about 5 times more then I felt was necessary. But honestly, it just make take that kind of repetition to make sneezing into your sleeve acceptable in our society.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Eliot 11-28-2006 @ 9:59PM
Ha! I guess my training at dairy queen was just as good as the CDC.
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Steve 11-29-2006 @ 1:13AM
Pretty funny, Eliot!
I've noticed a lot of people try to stiffle sneezes in public. Seems to me it's best to let it all out and let the body get rid of what it's trying to.
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Lizzie 11-29-2006 @ 6:26AM
Wow...and I have been sneezing and coughing into my shirt for YEARS just because I am conscientous about germs and such. I just pull the neck up over my mouth and viola..no spread germs....The doctors I work for even made fun of me when they saw me doing this....Now who's laughing...LOL
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kevin 11-29-2006 @ 10:21AM
i have a habit of sneezing by holding my nose so no noise is made, no germs spread, and no mess if you know what i mean. although, and im not sure, im probably bout to blow my ear drums out, eyes out of their socket,cause an anurisum, or is it ok to do ?
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Jillian 11-29-2006 @ 10:23AM
This is what my 2 1/2 and 3 1/2 year old are learning in 'pre-school'..."catch your cough/sneeze" has been replaced with "cover your cough/sneeze". It makes perfect sense!
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Jillian 11-29-2006 @ 10:25AM
This is what my 2 1/2 and 3 1/2 year old are learning in 'pre-school'..."catch your cough/sneeze" has been replaced with "cover your cough/sneeze". It makes perfect sense!
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Rose 11-29-2006 @ 10:25AM
It dont seem right to me to sneeze in your clothes.. what about a tissue ... i dont know that seems better to me.
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neener 12-09-2006 @ 12:56PM
i have actually been doing this for quite a while...doesn't really look that stupid, does it??
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Lizzie 12-01-2006 @ 7:06AM
Re catching cough or sneeze in a tissue...sometimes there are no tissues around..and I would rather catch the sneeze or cough in my shirt than in my hand to then spread the germs to whatever I happen to touch next... but this is just my choice and my way...do whatever you are comfortable with....and kudos to those who do have common sence and realize we can do something to lessen the chance of spreading disease by covering or catching our germs...I also always have hand sanitizer with me..and I use it often...either way...God Bless
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