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Jun
Wash your hands: Fatality rate vs survival time of infectious disease agents Washing your hands is one of the best ways to prevent the spread of infectious disease and illness. As you can see above, several organisms like Mycobacterium tuberculosis and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are able to survive 100-200 days outside the body, just waiting for someone to pass them along to a new, unsuspecting host.

Wash your hands: Fatality rate vs survival time of infectious disease agents

Washing your hands is one of the best ways to prevent the spread of infectious disease and illness. As you can see above, several organisms like Mycobacterium tuberculosis and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are able to survive 100-200 days outside the body, just waiting for someone to pass them along to a new, unsuspecting host.

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