List, There was a similar discussion on the piano list a couple of years or so ago. Discussions about all the various colds, etc. brought in by the teachers' students and then the next student (or the teacher) catching it. I believe the general consensus was that a lot of the teachers washed their hands frequently and a lot also had the students wash his/her hands before beginning the lesson. Many also cleaned their piano keys frequently. Avery ><< Are we at risk of contracting AIDS if someone who is HIV positive was > just using the piano before us and we stab ourselves? What about > hepatitus and other things? I know since I started washing my hands > after each piano, I've been sick less. > > -Mike Jorgensen > >> > > >As far as AIDS is ocnerened, there is no risk. The aids virus cannot live >outside the human body. As far as the other deseases, I don't know. But I >always try to wash my hands after tuning a piano. You can see and even smell >the germs on some of those keys. ___________________________ Avery Todd, RPT Moores School of Music University of Houston Houston, TX 77204-4893 713-743-3226 atodd@uh.edu http://www.music.uh.edu/
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