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Originally Posted by rubicon
The OP's question is indeed problematic. As one poster pointed out door handles, etc carry germs. The OP speaks to going to the doctor's office but what about all the other social gatherings here?
During flu season for instance my foursome practice a bump fist when finishing a round of golf.
If my flu symptoms were of such a nature that caused sneezing and a runny nose I suppose that I would wear a mask if going to a public place to protect other people. On he other hand what do I do with my hands which obviosuly as contaminated?
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We're never going to live in a sterile world. The reason for masks in the doctor's office, ER or a hospital is there is a much higher concentration of people sick with flu-like illnesses, as well as many more immunocompromised patients who can get really, really sick from the flu. In the general public, just use common sense.