Germophobes, Unite! Report Claims Shaking Hands as Dangerous as Smoking

handshakeIf you’re a germophobe, listen up. And if you’re not, you may become one after checking out this study.

Maybe it’s due to our background in human resources, but whenever we attended a job fair and shook, oh about 300 or more hands on a given day, there was always antibacterial soap in sight. Just think about all those germs!

Or how about on a smaller scale when you go on a job interview and shake at least four or five hands? That alone warrants some serious hand washing.

Per a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association, doctors should stop shaking their patients’ hands because of the risk of spreading germs.

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