I know of a man who died from the hospital environment itself. He was exposed to some bacteria and he was dead within days.
More people die of C-DIFF than car wrecks. All preventable. But, that might make us question authority.
But By God, if one American gets a scary sounding 3rd World virus, the whole country panics.
Hospitals are full of germs. They are full of sick people.
Hospital acquired infections are a big deal. But, flies are a fact of life and I’ve seen roaches and rats and even lizards on walls. In the days before air conditioning surgery was often done outdoors and A/C helps keep OR’s cold so germs don’t reproduce as fast.
The clean rooms in electronics manufacturing plants are far cleaner than OR’s because dust can fry a microchips.