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The Feb. 13 Metro article "Gum Sharing Exercise Was Used for Nine Years" stated that the activity presented a low risk of transmitting germs.
But a news story in the same day's A section ["Among Chinese, Fear and Prejudice About Hepatitis B"] stated that this virus may be transmitted though saliva.
In view of such a possibility (and perhaps others not mentioned), it would seem reasonable to bar such exercises as the sharing of gum.
IRWIN RUFF
Rockville
