U.S. Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton exits her daughter Chelsea Clinton's apartment at 21 E. 26th St. after attending an anniversary event at the World Trade Center 9/11 Memorial in Manhattan. The Fix's Aaron Blake explains the incident during which Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton fell ill on Sept. 11, and why her health is likely to remain a subject of discussion. [Trump is right: Shaking hands is a welcome mat for germs]A large number of yucky bacteria and viruses can be spread by hand-to-hand contact. In a March 2003 article in the New Yorker, David Owen noted that George W. Bush used it after shaking hands with Barack Obama. Mathematically speaking, that means fewer chances of getting sick — and possibly a bump in public confidence about a politician’s health.

Source: Washington Post September 12, 2016 15:43 UTC