This is what I can't understand. We are assaulted with advertising for products to keep our homes 99.9% germ free, because germs are BAD. But we have a work culture whereby if you deal with the vulnerable and probably immune-system compromised, you've got to come into work and share your germs. At work it's like disease top trumps, which really does get tedious. After the bout of V&D, I couldn't understand why everyone looked at me strangely when I bleached all of the shared crockery and cutlery. I hope you feel better soon and HR comes down with it.