Listen "862. Wearing "New" Clothes Without Washing"
Episode Synopsis
ChatGPT image description: A cheerful hippie in a tie-dye shirt and headband steps out of a used clothing store, carrying a huge bundle of secondhand clothes. He smiles behind round sunglasses as he walks past the brick storefront, overflowing garments in his arms suggesting a successful thrift haul.
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of wearing "new" (to you) clothes without washing first.Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼
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Ep. 604: "Unintentional Curator" - Roderick on the Line - Merlin Mann
Potential Skin Pathogens on Second Hand Clothes and the Effectiveness of Disinfection Methods - Semantic Scholar
"Public Health Implications of Retailer Resale of Returned Textile Clot" by Antonette M. A. Francis-Shearer
Contaminated clothing of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriers is a potential source of transmission - ScienceDirect
Second-Hand Clothe, a New Threat for Acquiring Parasitic Infection - PMC
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