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https://gizmodo.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/03/ki6p4jpywjkwbn3omjgq.jpg?quality=75870394To prevent an illness from spreading around the workplace, some employers will send their sick staff members home and replace them with healthy versions. New research suggests that this practice does the opposite of what’s intended, causing the disease to spread even more rapidly.