Bob, their are serious issues with such a suggestion. The biggest issue, is that there is a good chance it wouldn't work because diseases, including the common cold, have incubation times. So, you may not have any symptoms at all, yet you can pass it on to other people.
And even if we did know who was sick, are you really going to stay home for 2 weeks every time you get sick? If I were an employer, I would rather have you come to work when you feel up to it. Another point I've given to germaphobes is that let's say you are successful at avoiding as many possible germs as possible and avoid getting sick as much as possible. That means that you are likely not immune to some common colds and such that you should be. So, when you are old and less capable, your immune system will not be able to fight off the infection and you will die an early death. Dave On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 1:51 PM, Bob Mottram <fuzz...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 10 August 2010 18:43, Bob Mottram <fuzz...@gmail.com> wrote: > > here. For example, if an epidemic breaks out, why should you > > vaccinate first? > > > That should have been "who" rather than "why" :-) > > Just thinking a little further, in hand waving mode, If something like > the common cold were added as a status within social networks, and > everyone was on the network it might even be possible to eliminate > this disease simply by getting people to avoid those who are known to > have it for a certain period of time - a sort of internet enabled > smart avoidance strategy. This wouldn't be a cure, but it could > severely hamper the disease transmission mechanism, perhaps even to > the extent of driving it to extinction. > > > ------------------------------------------- > agi > Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now > RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/ > Modify Your Subscription: > https://www.listbox.com/member/?&; > Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com > ------------------------------------------- agi Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/ Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=8660244&id_secret=8660244-6e7fb59c Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
