8 Places Full of Germs
An average adult can play up to 30 objects within a minute, including the collection of seeds of high traffic areas, such as light switches, doorknobs, telephone receivers and remote controls.
At home, you should do everything possible to keep germs at bay. But what happens when you walk out the door for dinner, do some grocery shopping, or visit the doctor? Learn where germs are most likely to lurk.
Restaurant Menus
Have you ever seen someone washing a menu? Probably not. A recent study in the Journal of Medical Virology reports that cold viruses and flu can survive for 18 hours on hard surfaces. If it is a popular restaurant, hundreds of people could be driving the menus.
Lemon wedges
According to a 2007 study in the Journal of Environmental Health, nearly 70% of the lemon slices sat on the edge of restaurant glasses contained disease-causing microbes. When the researchers ordered drinks at 21 different restaurants, 25 different microorganisms were found.
Condiment Dispensers
Rare is the restaurant that regularly sanitize your spice containers. And the reality is that many people do not wash their hands before eating. So while he may be diligent, the man who poured the tomato sauce before you were not, which means that your germs are in your fries. Use a disinfectant on the outside of the bottle condiment or use a disinfectant wipe before grabbing. Hold the bottle with a napkin will not cut the napkins are porous, so that microorganisms can pass through.
The bathroom door
Do not think you can escape the bathroom without touching the door handle? Use a disposable paper towel after washing. Yes, other people will think you have any phobias, but at least you do not get sick.
Soap Dispensers
About 25% of the stewards of the public baths are contaminated with fecal bacteria. Soap harbor bacteria may seem ironic, but that is exactly what a recent study found. “Most of these containers are not cleaned, so bacteria grow as soap scum build up,” says Charles Gerba, PhD. “And the funds are touched by dirty hands, so there is a culture of continuous feeding of millions of bacteria.” Be sure to wash hands thoroughly with hot water for 15 to 20 seconds – and if you happen to have a disinfectant for alcohol-based hand, use that, too.
Carts of ‘super’
According to a 2007 study at the University of Arizona, handles nearly two-thirds of the shopping carts were contaminated with fecal bacteria. In fact, the bacterial counts of the cars than the average public toilets. Clean the handle with a disinfectant before use. And while you’re around the supermarket, avoid the free food samples.
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