Klarinet Archive - Posting 000018.txt from 2004/10

From: "Karl Krelove" <karlkrelove@-----.net>
Subj: RE: [kl] Playing while sick
Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2004 23:55:57 -0400

The answer I've gotten from at least two of the physicians I've seen over
the years is that colds are caused by viruses and your immune system builds
your level of antibodies to the virus in the process of defeating it. So
once you've gotten over the cold, you're immune to another attack of the
same virus for some time. The same should hold true for flu or any other
kind of viral infection.

But if you aren't comfortable with that, wash the mouthpiece and ditch the
reed.

Karl Krelove

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Audrey Travis [mailto:vsofan@-----.ca]
> Sent: Friday, October 01, 2004 8:10 PM
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: [kl] Playing while sick
>
>
> How do I kill germs on the reed and mouthpiece after playing when I have
> a bad cold? I don't want to reinfect myself. I could use soap on the
> mouthpiece ( hard rubber) but what about the reed?
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks
>
> Audrey
>
>
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