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In the Garden

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Infections of Leisure

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There are many potential infectious diseases that one may acquire while in the garden. People have gardened for years without ever becoming infected, whereas others have become infected with rather limited time spent in the garden. Being in the garden presents a series of complex possibilities from the standpoint of infectious disease, and the likelihood of one acquiring an infectious disease while gardening depends on many factors. Gardens are usually adjacent to or near the home and may be the closest many people get to being in the great outdoors, especially in urban or suburban environments. The time spent in the garden is not nearly as important as the age and condition of the gardener, his friends, or family (1–5).

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Cunha, B.A. (1994). In the Garden. In: Schlossberg, D. (eds) Infections of Leisure. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-2588-1_1

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