Staying safe

The infectious microbes plaguing society – Campylobacter and other food- and water-borne micro-organisms, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pyogenes, Chlamydia trachomatis and Mycobacterium tuberculosis – are very different from each other and spread in very different ways. But by taking precautions, we can reduce our susceptibility. wash and dry hands properly avoid unwashed fruit and vegetables keep raw meat away from fresh vegetables cook meat properly avoid swimming in risky rivers and lakes get vaccinated use condoms and dental dams if sexually active get tested for asymptomatically sexually transmitted infections