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If you or your diving buddy have herpes simplex, which involves "cold sores" on the lips, inside the mouth, or the back of the throat, is it possible for this infection to be spread via the regulator mouthpiece?
This question also similarly applies to mononucleosis and the various other sinus/mucous communicable infections like influenza or coronavirus.
For out of air conditions it seems to be common to offer your main regulator to the other person. But in order to minimize the spread of disease, apparently the octopus should always be offered to your buddy instead.
It would seem that the octopus regulator should also ideally be dip-sanitized on land in alcohol, bleach, or hydrogen peroxide, after someone else has used it. But of course nobody does that.
This question also similarly applies to mononucleosis and the various other sinus/mucous communicable infections like influenza or coronavirus.
For out of air conditions it seems to be common to offer your main regulator to the other person. But in order to minimize the spread of disease, apparently the octopus should always be offered to your buddy instead.
It would seem that the octopus regulator should also ideally be dip-sanitized on land in alcohol, bleach, or hydrogen peroxide, after someone else has used it. But of course nobody does that.