Fist bumps less germ-riddled than handshakes

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http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/07/28/1317391/-Open-thread-for-night-owls-Fist-bumps-less-germ-riddled-than-handshakes#
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Ditching handshakes in favour of more informal fist bumps could help cut down on the spread of bacteria and illnesses, according to a study released on Monday.

The study in the American Journal of Infection Control found that fist bumps, where two people briefly press the top of their closed fists together, transferred about 90 percent less bacteria than handshakes.

"People rarely think about the health implications of shaking hands," Dave Whitworth, a biologist at Aberystwyth University in the United Kingdom who co-authored the study, said in a statement.

"If the general public could be encouraged to fist bump, there is genuine potential to reduce the spread of infectious diseases," he said.

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[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

1. I like to bow my head.

Nursing school tends to make you a bit of a germophobe.

I also miss the old driving gloves I used to own. Very thin leather, so you could wear them pretty much anywhere when you were out and about, and not worry about absentmindly touching anything.

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3. My younger sister uses tissue to open doors and press the elevator button

She says what's the point of washing hands after using the bathroom if you then open a dirty door. I don't know the last year she had a cold and she never has flu vaccines.

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

4. Good for her.

Another one that skeeves me out is gas station buttons and pump handles. I'm sure they're just crawling with germs.

[malaise]

5. We don't pump our own gas

but we always keep hand wipes in our cars.

[snooper2]

2. Studies that point out the obvious are stupid

I guess some people really are bored out there

[malaise]

6. Empirical evidence is always useful

the study was high fives, handshakes and fistbumps.