Watches, bugs and the St. Gallen PPro ABR
Hi All There is an aspect to our watches that we don’t often think about and that is that the moist, warm environment under a watchband provides the perfect conditions for bacteria and fungi to grow. This may not be a pleasant thought, but for the majorit...
Great post
and on the verge of 500th so congrat on that also I would like to concur that watchband is often neglected as starting point of maybe some serious helth complications as I must change one every 6 months I know what you mean :0) Sincerely
As a medical researcher
Way back when I used to be in pharmaceutical R&D working on "bug-killers", we had scant regard for 'formites' (inanimate objects that harbour and. transmit microbes)..... yes - it was that long ago! However, SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) across...
the traditional nurses watch pinned to the uniform now makes perfect sense
i've never really known why they developed the nurses watch as they did, but it was certainly long before all of these new dangerous viruses were discovered. if anyone knows the history behind them it would be an interesting read. you never know, St Galle...
