Re: [Harp-L] Strep and Harmonica Cleaning



Group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus (Streptococcus pyogenes), the bacteria
which cause strep throat, is not a spore former.
However it is known to sometimes survive for weeks on surfaces of objects.
You have about zilch chance of getting reinfected anyhow. By the time your
cellular and humoral immunity** wanes following this recent infection the
bacteria will be gone from your throat and your harmonica (if there are any
there in the first place in sufficient density to cause another infection).

Much ado about nothing.

MusiCal


On Fri, Mar 15, 2013 at 9:59 AM, Deb Wind <debseifriedwind@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 2013/3/15 Richard Hunter <turtlehill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> > Not survive, or simply go dormant?  ... that bacteria can survive a whole
> > lot of situations that many other organisms would find utterly fatal.
> They
> > wrap themselves in a hard shell, go to sleep, and live to fight another
> day.
> >
>
> Correct. They go dormant.
>
> But I think if one can get the overall number of spores to a low enough
> level, like, say, via an ultrasound cleaning with what Pat mentioned (the
> IMS-II), then that would do the trick.....
>
> Still mentally chewing on this subject,
>
> Deb
>



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