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Lego and the rhinovirus
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Fri, 18 Aug 2000 04:05:33 GMT
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Just a follow-up on the earlier discussion on disease-carrying Lego ...

I read recently that rhinoviruses (the "common cold" family of viruses) can
survive up to 3 hours on skin or inanimate objects. So, you definitely can't
get them by receiving used Lego through the post.

Kerry

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