tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10939281.post5682084800985205633..comments2024-03-17T08:16:42.227+01:00Comments on World Streets: The Politics of Transport in Cities: Public transport riders wide open to infection by parasites and virusesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10939281.post-64821856340289717992013-01-25T21:19:45.000+01:002013-01-25T21:19:45.000+01:00It is not clear from the article if this is based ...It is not clear from the article if this is based on a study or mere conjecture. Eating in a restaurant is probably even riskier, since then you're actually imbibing. That said, our immune systems thrive on challenges and fail under overly sterile conditions. Moreover, our own bodies function largely on the basis of (friendly) bacteria, so trying to be germ-free, by using toxic chemicals, forSagarishttp://www.ciudadviva.clnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10939281.post-8574438176982743842013-01-26T17:33:42.000+01:002013-01-26T17:33:42.000+01:00Comment from Mari Jüssi, TallinnGoogle translate p...Comment from Mari Jüssi, Tallinn<br><br>Google translate partly even conveys the opposite meaning -- for example in the last paragraph Kuulo Kutsar (advisor at the National Health Board) advises readers: Use public transport as little as possible during autumn and winter season, if possible do not take babies or toddlers with you". <br><br>I would not have been surprised to read this from anEric Britton, editorhttp://www.wordpress.worldstreets.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10939281.post-52081864097322058842013-01-28T12:05:44.000+01:002013-01-28T12:05:44.000+01:00MariI fully agree with your comments...Concerning ...Mari<br>I fully agree with your comments...<br><br>Concerning so called health risks on PT...we had some similar concerns about the flu virus on London underground a few years ago (in fact i think there is probably a permanent campaign for people travelling on public transport in London to sneeze and cough into a tissue rather than into the air around them), but it wasnt a scare mongering jmcnoreply@blogger.com