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Author: B. SixWise
In a matter of hours, you can now literally travel to the other side of the Earth. With this modern-day convenience we now take for granted, we are able to experience other cultures and regions that once were isolated. This may be a boon to travelers and business, but it is also a free ride when it comes to contagious disease.
Contagious Disease Was Once a Rarity
Contagious diseases have likely always existed, but prior to agricultural societies they were a much less prevalent issue.
Hunter-gatherer societies lived completely isolated from one another, crossing huge expanses of land to survive. This very isolation provided a natural barrier against the spread of contagious disease.
However, when humans transitioned to an agricultural society, they naturally stayed put in one area, began to expand to larger groups and meanwhile began to domesticate animals -- all of which encouraged the spread of disease.
When cities emerged, people were living in close quarters with little public hygiene, which only compounded the problem.
Contagious Disease Today
Aside from the emergence of agriculture and cities, several other modern-day factors have further encouraged the contagious disease spread.
Humans Encroaching on Wildlife. Populations are increasingly moving out into rural areas where they come into close contact with wildlife, which may harbor diseases that can be transferred to humans.
Destruction of rain forests. As tropical rainforests are continually cleared, insects and animals that harbor unknown organisms are encountered.
Modern transportation. Ships, planes and other modes of transport can carry and spread diseases from one stop to the next.
Global travel. People who travel internationally may spread contagious disease from one area of the globe to the next before they ever experience any symptoms.
How to Reduce Your Risk of Exposure to Contagious Disease
Contagious diseases are all around us. They're in our offices, schools and day cares (as any parent knows), even in our homes.
In fact, we spend up to 90 percent of our time indoors, often in energy-efficient houses and buildings that are super-sealed to keep heat or cool air in, but which also trap in and contain contagions.
To most effectively keep contagions from making your family sick, a three-pronged approach works best. Keep Potential Contagions Out of Your Home. A chief way microorganisms and other contaminants enter your home is through dust and dirt you track in on the bottom of your shoes. It's then circulated directly into the air you and your family breathe.
Trapping dirt right at the door, via doormats placed strategically around your home, can therefore go a long way toward reducing the amount of potentially contagious contaminants in your home's air.
We highly recommend the Waterhog Grand Premier Mats for this purpose. Unlike other mats out there, Waterhogs have a distinctive "water-dam" border that traps soil and liquids in the mat so they don't drain or track onto your floors ... while vastly minimizing slipping.
Eliminate Contagions in Your Home. Of course, you can't possibly keep all organisms from entering your home. Those that do get in can be effectively removed by using the proper cleaning tools. We highly recommend the PerfectClean line of terry-cloths and dusters -- used by hospitals, schools, leading hotels, and other leading commercial organizations -- for this purpose. Rather than just pushing dust and dirt around, or worse, stirring it up into the air, all PerfectClean products are made with positively charged ultramicrofibers that pick up everything in their path--including dust and all of its microscopic attachments.
Boost Your Body's First Line of Defense. Your Immune System. If you are exposed to a contagious disease, a strong immune system is key to fighting it off. You can keep your immune system strong by getting plenty of sleep, eating healthy foods including vegetables and fruits, and keeping stress under control.
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