The Problem of the Dangerous Carrier of Hemolytic Streptococci: IV. Observations upon the Role of the Hands, of Blowing the Nose, of Sneezing, and of Coughing in the Dispersal of These Microorganisms

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Journal Article The Problem of the Dangerous Carrier of Hemolytic Streptococci: IV. Observations upon the Role of the Hands, of Blowing the Nose, of Sneezing, and of Coughing in the Dispersal of These Microorganisms Get access Morton Hamburger, Jr., Morton Hamburger, Jr. From the Commission on Air-borne Infections, Army Epidemiological Board, Preventive Medicine Service, Office of the Surgeon General, U. S. Army and the Department of Medicine, University of Chicago Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Margaret Johnson Green Margaret Johnson Green From the Commission on Air-borne Infections, Army Epidemiological Board, Preventive Medicine Service, Office of the Surgeon General, U. S. Army and the Department of Medicine, University of Chicago Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar The Journal of Infectious Diseases, Volume 79, Issue 1, July 1946, Pages 33–44, https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/79.1.33 Published: 01 July 1946 Article history Received: 23 February 1946 Published: 01 July 1946