It hurts to write this, but for every loogie or spit I see tied to the ground during the pandemic, I only smoke a little more. This is a scourge that precedes COVID-19 and it is so ingrained in our culture to use the sidewalk or street as a personal spit that the trend continues unabated, even as people on the street. wear masks to prevent COVID transmission.
I know I’m in serious danger of looking like an angry father, but I might care less: I’m here to warn those who enjoy their ways of spraying saliva, because you deserve to feel bad and you should stop the shit.
Spitting spreads the disease
I know that Dr. Fauci has not issued a national PSA on the dangers of spitting, but you should know that it is obscene reckless, given the current state of the pandemic. He must repeat that there is a global plague that has hit the US harder than any other country; we had over 300,000 people die from COVID-19 in less than a year, and the grim situation really sees few signs of reduction in the immediate future. So why the hell do you spit on the ground, where do people go?
COVID is transmitted in many ways and yes, the saliva you throw on the ground is one of the vehicles through which this virus spreads. But wait, it can spread other diseases!
BBC I have kindly presented some other conditions that can spread through saliva:
Diseases that spread through saliva include TB, hepatitis, viral meningitis, cytomegalovirus – a common virus similar to herpes virus – and Epstein-Barr virus, which is a common herpes virus that causes many diseases, such as glandular fever.
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We know that COVID’s outdoor transmission is less than prolonged indoor contact with someone who has the virus. You probably won’t catch the virus simply by walking past someone who is just spitting on the ground, but that doesn’t mean you should spit on the ground during a pandemic. After all, if you have COVID, do you help or hurt by spitting in public? I think you know the answer.
Dude, it’s not hard
Many of the conventional ways of portraying stereotypical male scoundrels have been thrown aside by the pandemic, so it may seem like a great tragedy has hit hard guys everywhere. But one thing that has remained available in this climate is the ability to spit. The government can’t take that from you, so congratulations, patriot. However, the fun of spitting never made anyone look harsh or cold. What you think emanates cruel, unrestrained manhood spreads germs and puts you more on par with an alpaca than a UFC fighter.
It is not a difficult habit to break
Look like this: you’re not addicted to spitting. I will gladly admit this certain allergies and medical conditions causes excessive saliva production, so sometimes the need to spit is borne by a real medical problem that cannot be controlled by the spitter. But if you do not suffer from a chronic condition, ask yourself why need to do it first.
It is a habit or a constraint, but it is not a necessity like breathing or fart. The sooner you realize this, the sooner you can break the habit. Or, if you want to spit, at least do it both in sight and in the hearing of others. (That sounds … uh.) I hope for a time when more people will understand the relationship between public health and disgusting habits, such as spitting.