Use this biohazard tip to avoid getting diseases from small children in preschools / daycare!

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Background:

Small children are generally not known for strict adherence to hygiene or to biosafety protocols, and may have a not-fully-calibrated immune system.

As a result, when dozens of children are co-mingled at a daycare, it’s highly likely that they’ll be constantly bringing diseases back to their own homes, causing their parents / siblings / caretakers to get sick too!

Fig. 1: Not only are small children not compliant with biosafety requirements, they probably don’t even know what this symbol means! Shameful.

Proposal:

A home with small children in it can apply the same protocols used by researchers who are investigating deadly pathogens.

Specifically, a separate (outdoor) air supply can be pumped through a hose to an airtight hazmat suit, which children can simply wear around the house (Figure 2).

Fig. 2: These children can still play and interact normally, thanks to the long air hoses.

This is a proven technique that has successfully prevented researchers from getting smallpox, ebola, and other diseases. It should work well for less deadly common illnesses as well!

PROS: Should dramatically reduce the spread of highly-contagious airborne diseases.

CONS: None! This is a super practical idea.

Originally published 2025-03-03.