| In a matter of hours, you can now literally | | | | They're in our offices, schools and day |
| travel to the other side of the Earth. With | | | | cares (as any parent knows), even in our |
| this modern-day convenience we now take for | | | | homes. |
| granted, we are able to experience other | | | | |
| cultures and regions that once were | | | | In fact, we spend up to 90 percent of our |
| isolated. This may be a boon to travelers | | | | time indoors, often in energy-efficient |
| and business, but it is also a free ride when | | | | houses and buildings that are super-sealed |
| it comes to contagious disease. | | | | to keep heat or cool air in, but which also |
| | | | trap in and contain contagions. |
| Contagious Disease Was Once a Rarity | | | | |
| | | | To most effectively keep contagions from |
| Contagious diseases have likely always | | | | making your family sick, a three-pronged |
| existed, but prior to agricultural societies | | | | approach works best. |
| they were a much less prevalent issue. | | | | |
| | | | 1. Keep Potential Contagions Out of Your |
| Hunter-gatherer societies lived completely | | | | Home. A chief way microorganisms and other |
| isolated from one another, crossing huge | | | | contaminants enter your home is through |
| expanses of land to survive. This very | | | | dust and dirt you track in on the bottom |
| isolation provided a natural barrier against | | | | of your shoes. It's then circulated directly |
| the spread of contagious disease. | | | | into the air you and your family breathe. |
| | | | |
| However, when humans transitioned to an | | | | Trapping dirt right at the door, via doormats |
| agricultural society, they naturally stayed | | | | placed strategically around your home, can |
| put in one area, began to expand to larger | | | | therefore go a long way toward reducing the |
| groups and meanwhile began to domesticate | | | | amount of potentially contagious |
| animals -- all of which encouraged the | | | | contaminants in your home's air. |
| spread of disease. | | | | |
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| When cities emerged, people were living in | | | | Mats for this purpose. Unlike other mats out |
| close quarters with little public hygiene, | | | | there, Waterhogs have a distinctive |
| which only compounded the problem. | | | | "water-dam" border that traps soil and |
| | | | liquids in the mat so they don't drain or |
| Contagious Disease Today | | | | track onto your floors ... while vastly |
| | | | minimizing slipping. |
| Aside from the emergence of agriculture and | | | | |
| cities, several other modern-day factors | | | | 2. |
| have further encouraged the contagious | | | | |
| disease spread. | | | | Eliminate Contagions in Your Home. Of course, |
| | | | you can't possibly keep all organisms from |
| Humans Encroaching on Wildlife. Populations | | | | entering your home. Those that do get in can |
| are increasingly moving out into rural | | | | be effectively removed by using the proper |
| areas where they come into close contact | | | | cleaning tools. highly recommends the |
| with wildlife, which may harbor diseases | | | | PerfectClean line of terry-cloths and |
| that can be transferred to humans. | | | | dusters -- used by hospitals, schools, |
| | | | leading hotels, and other leading commercial |
| Destruction of rain forests. As tropical | | | | organizations -- for this purpose. Rather |
| rainforests are continually cleared, | | | | than just pushing dust and dirt around, or |
| insects and animals that harbor unknown | | | | worse, stirring it up into the air, all |
| organisms are encountered. | | | | PerfectClean products are made with |
| | | | positively charged ultramicrofibers that |
| Modern transportation. Ships, planes and | | | | pick up everything in their path--including |
| other modes of transport can carry and | | | | dust and all of its microscopic attachments. |
| spread diseases from one stop to the next. | | | | |
| | | | 3. |
| Global travel. People who travel | | | | |
| internationally may spread contagious | | | | Boost Your Body's First Line of Defense. Your |
| disease from one area of the globe to the | | | | Immune System. If you are exposed to a |
| next before they ever experience any | | | | contagious disease, a strong immune system |
| symptoms. | | | | is key to fighting it off. You can keep your |
| | | | immune system strong by getting plenty of |
| How to Reduce Your Risk of Exposure to | | | | sleep, eating healthy foods including |
| Contagious Disease | | | | vegetables and fruits, and keeping stress |
| | | | under control. |
| Contagious diseases are all around us. | | | | |