> You must live in some imaginary world where bacteria and viruses respond to your will and refuse to infect you. Are you saying there's no such thing as proph

> You must live in some imaginary world where bacteria and viruses respond to your will and refuse to infect you. Are you saying there's no such thing as prophylaxis? Doctors must wear gloves for fashion, since microbes apparently just phase through solid matter. > And of course, if you happen to be asthmatic, it's all psychological, and you get to decide, eg, whether that cigarette smoke will trigger an attack or not. Regardless of whether you're asthmatic or not, deciding not to go near the smoke is within your power.