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Jasmine's Boyfriend Paul Has a Large Boil on His Back

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Jasmine's boyfriend Paul has a large boil on his back. The boil is very painful to touch, and is surrounded by an area of redness that is warm to the touch. Jasmine tells you that she and Paul have decided that Jasmine will "pop" the boil later that evening when they are both home from school. You ask Jasmine what she plans to use to open the boil and she tells you she has a knife with a sharp point that she will use, and that she will wash it well with dishwashing detergent before she uses it. 
 

-Jasmine tells you she plans to wash her hands with soap and water before working on Paul's boil, to get rid of all the bacteria on her skin and prevent the possibility of Paul getting an infection. You tell her
A) that washing and scrubbing with soap will be fine because the soap will destroy absolutely all of the bacteria on Jasmine's hands. 
B) that washing and scrubbing with soap is generally sufficient to control microbes in routine situations but that soap itself does not destroy many organisms. Jasmine should try to get some sterile gloves.
C) the likely problem is not going to be the bacteria on Jasmine's hands but those on Paul's back. She doesn't need to wash her hands but she should wash Paul's back before she works on his boil.
D) that people who are shower regularly are clean and don't have any bacteria on them. Jasmine doesn't need to bother with trying to wash any bacteria off her hands because there won't be any if she showered that day.
E) that people have so many bacteria on their skin, it is impossible to remove them. Even washing with soap won't remove any bacteria because they exist in biofilms on the skin. You tell Jasmine that the bacteria are normal microbiota and are harmless.

Jasmine's boyfriend Paul has a large boil on his back. The boil is very painful to touch, and is surrounded by an area of redness that is warm to the touch. Jasmine tells you that she and Paul have decided that Jasmine will "pop" the boil later that evening when they are both home from school. You ask Jasmine what she plans to use to open the boil and she tells you she has a knife with a sharp point that she will use, and that she will wash it well with dishwashing detergent before she uses it.


-Jasmine tells you she plans to wash her hands with soap and water before working on Paul's boil, to get rid of all the bacteria on her skin and prevent the possibility of Paul getting an infection. You tell her


A) that washing and scrubbing with soap will be fine because the soap will destroy absolutely all of the bacteria on Jasmine's hands. 
B) that washing and scrubbing with soap is generally sufficient to control microbes in routine situations but that soap itself does not destroy many organisms. Jasmine should try to get some sterile gloves.
C) the likely problem is not going to be the bacteria on Jasmine's hands but those on Paul's back. She doesn't need to wash her hands but she should wash Paul's back before she works on his boil.
D) that people who are shower regularly are clean and don't have any bacteria on them. Jasmine doesn't need to bother with trying to wash any bacteria off her hands because there won't be any if she showered that day.
E) that people have so many bacteria on their skin, it is impossible to remove them. Even washing with soap won't remove any bacteria because they exist in biofilms on the skin. You tell Jasmine that the bacteria are normal microbiota and are harmless.

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