Place With More Germs In A House

2024 Author: Steven Freeman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 08:15

The bathroom is generally the place where we start cleaning a house. It is there where it is necessary to carve, polish and disinfect carefully so that all who inhabit it can use the facilities without problems and without risks of contamination from germs or bacteria.

However, this is not the place with the largest number of microbes in the home, at least that is what Dr. Charles Gerba, a renowned doctor specialized in bacteriology who, curiously, is nicknamed in English " Dr. Germ" (as Dr. Germ).

“There is more fecal bacteria in your kitchen than in the toilet after pulling the chain. That is why your dog drinks water from the cup, he is smarter than it seems”, says the doctor who for years has dedicated himself to conducting studies that most people would find disgusting and disgusting.

In a study done to determine how far germs travel once you pull the chain in the bathroom with the lid open, Dr. Germ found that they 'fly' at least 6 feet away, he reveals. CNN.

That means invisible microbes fly everywhere and land in places like your toothbrush, towels, glasses, and any other objects that are placed outside of cabinets and drawers.

"If they are your own bacteria, they probably won't affect you," says the expert, who published the study results in a bulletin from the American Society for Microbiology. "In the case of illness, what you need to worry about is other people's germs, not yours."

So: How can we save ourselves from contagion and contamination? "You have to change the towels every three or four days, at least, because if you are not going to contaminate other people in the house," says Gerba. “[The bacterium] E. Coli - short for Escherichia coli- - grows exceptionally well on towels. With ease, in three or four days you will have fecal bacteria on the towels because it is wet, damp, "says the expert.

And for those who believe they are saved because their office is far from a bathroom, Dr. Gerba has these terrifying words: "You really can find 400 times more bacteria on the average desk than on a toilet seat." Every man for himself!