Are you interested in reducing your chances of getting the flu this season? Well then, you might stop shaking hands with folks and start fist bumping them. That’s what the latest research out of Aberystwyth University in the United Kingdom shows.
Handshakes may be the most common and most traditional form of greeting. But handshakes can be responsible for the transfer of bacteria from one person to another. And, this research shows there are better ways to greet a person if your goal is to reduce the likelihood of spreading infectious diseases.
For sure, any human contact can transfer bacteria. Given the choice of greeting, however, go for the fist bump. It’s more hygienic. It reduces the likelihood of spreading disease by some 90 percent. And, if that’s just too cool a greeting for you, try a high five instead of a handshake; it halves your odds of spreading infectious disease.
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