What is the likelihood of catching disease from prison environment?!
Question: What is the likelihood of catching disease from prison environment!?
Hello!. I am 7 months pregnant & as part of my job, I may be tasked to conduct some interviews of inmates at a prison facility!. By going to the prison & conducting the interviews, is it possible or likely that I can catch something even if I am extremely careful to not put my hands in my mouth, etc & I clean up very good afterwards!? Please give me some advice & what would you do in my situation!. Thank youWww@Answer-Health@Com
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At 7 months pregnant you are vulnerable to anything and everything !! Prisons ,like hospitals or any institution are the dirtiest and most disease prone places on earth!! besides sanitation ,communicability and mobility (new inmates comming in every day) their watchfulness and treatment of existing diseases are virtually non-existent!!!!!! i am surprised that your superior is so thoughtless to put you in such a vulnerable position!!! AND , if he puts you in that type of situation so is he doing likewise to your unborn!!!!!!!!!!Www@Answer-Health@Com
I'm assuming you would conduct these interviews in a visitors area!. I'd think you would be as safe there from disease as in any public location!. One suggestion: if this is the type of prison that uses the little booths with telephones, then see if you can take in some sanitary wipes and clean off the reciever before you use it!. Actually that's good to do with any public telephone!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
I don't think as an "interviewer" you would be that susceptible to disease!. I think using the precautions you suggested it is a reasonable that you will subject yourself and your baby to no more than you would at the mall!. I think as a guard I would be more worried, but more about the violence than the germs!.Www@Answer-Health@Com