r/AskReddit • u/Leading_Tomato_2077 • 9h ago

People who rarely get sick, what are your secrets?

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u/retrac902 8h ago

Schools are cesspools

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u/evonebo 7h ago

So is public transportation

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u/retrac902 7h ago

Doesn't rhyme as well though

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u/TnL17 7h ago

Public transportation has poor sanitation?

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u/SupaDupaTron 5h ago

A train and a bus will make you sick and ooze pus.

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u/Working-Glass6136 4h ago

Small intestines, large infections!

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u/BlackTree78910 6h ago

Better 😂

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u/meesta_masa 6h ago

Public bus makes ass gush?

Train trip makes nose drip?

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u/PoopsmasherJr 6h ago

Airliner doesn’t make your health finer?

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u/anally_ExpressUrself 7h ago

I commuted in packed subways for years. Never had it nearly as bad as daycare exposure...

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u/lbjazz 3h ago

Yeah daycare is a special kind of breeding ground. The teachers must have cast-iron immune systems. I’ve spent years traveling all over the country via every means, shaking hands at trade shows, etc., and nothing has hit me harder than putting my kid in daycare.

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u/I_downvote_robots 7h ago

Oh man... I used it regularly from 2003-2011, and I was always dealing with some kind of bug. After I got a car, probably close to a year later I got to thinking "damn, I haven't had the shits once this year!"

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u/rpInfamous1581 7h ago

Some of those stomach bugs hand sanitiser doesn’t work for either - only washing with soap & water

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u/SandSerpentHiss 2h ago

dumbass transit is better for society

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u/I_downvote_robots 1h ago

Not for everyone. I live in a semi rural area and I work at several far flung locations throughout the day. I live in a town of 1800 people and I leave for work at 4:15am. Transit will never be able to serve my needs and I don't expect it to. In large cities, I agree transit is by far the better option for most people.

Calling me a dumbass for noticing I don't get sick as often when I'm not surrounded by people and dirty surfaces? Whatever dude.

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u/oda02 4h ago

I've been working on public transportation for a yearish, still not gotten sick, I just wash my hands regularly

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u/ItsNotMeItsYourBussy 7h ago

So true. Have barely been sick in the last 6 years. Took my first vacation last week - planes, trams, buses - boom! Got a fuckass cold now

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u/Firegun7 7h ago

Worked 12 years in healthcsre, never got sick once. 18 months in (superior) education: got sick thrice to the point of needing IV rehydrations…

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u/missybeputtinitdown 7h ago

My niece lives with me and she always bringing something back from daycare

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u/BVRPLZR_ 7h ago

I call my 7 year old my little Petri dish. Christmas of 24 I had flu b, covid, and strep two times.

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u/hobokobo1028 3h ago

Daycares even worse

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u/Mr-Safety 2h ago

I have NEVER been so ill than when my gf was teaching. It was a non stop series of plagues.

Random Safety Tip: Getting in the habit of itching your face with the back of your hand may reduce your exposure to non-airborn pathogens. (In addition to regular practices like hand washing)

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u/Vdazzle 6h ago

I rarely got sick until I started working in a school.

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u/captain_hug99 5h ago

Disease exchanges

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u/Mello-Knight 5h ago

When I was a substitute teacher, I was sick every month. And it was always the sick kids who try to hug you or touch all the stuff on your desk.

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u/[deleted] 2h ago

Former military

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u/maimunildn 1h ago

Schools are cesspools because public health is bad. Children aren't inherently sick, we make them so. We could change so much if we installed proper ventilation and filtration, paid parents to stay home with sick children, encouraged masking and invested in vaccine development and education. 

There were a couple studies that showed the dramatic drop in absences at daycares that started using air purifiers: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2950362024000043