Top Germ-infested things in public !

[mango]

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The germiest thing you touch in public is not the bathroom door handle as one might expect. Can you guess where you would find the most germ-infested environment? A hint: everybody visits this place regularly. What kind of precautions do you take against germs?

The South Korean Consumer Protection Board [KCPB] said in its press release that it sampled several items in 120 public place to test for the amount of bacteria on the surfaces of those items. The clear winner was the shopping cart handle.

Shopping cart handles at grocery stores had 1,100 colony-forming units [CFU] of bacteria per 1.55 square inch. Computer mice at Internet cafes had 690 CFUs, hand straps on buses 380 CFUs, bathroom doorknob 340 CFUs, elevator buttons 130 CFUs and subway hand straps 86 CFUs.

Germs are everywhere. A recent study of Michigan elementary schools by the National Science Foundation [NSF] showed that drinking water fountain spigots in classrooms had 2.7 million CFUs per square inch.

Reusable plastic trays in cafeteria had 33,800 CFUs, cafeteria plate 15,800 CFUs, classroom keyboards 3,300 CFUs, toilet seat 3,200 CFUs and a student's hand 1,500 CFUs.

[tolstoi]

New analysis reveals human mouth carries more germs than expected

http://news-service.stanford.edu/new...mouth-128.html

[Khitty]

so avoid kissing

[slakker]

avoid kissing Kuya Germs...

[Khitty]

avoid kissing Kuya Germs...

[Adamot]

quite a revalation. i frequent the elevator everyday going to my workplace. best thing and cheapest way to kill germ handwashing. more handwashing and more handwashing

[BIGDANE]

avoid kissing Kuya Germs...

LOL...ataka...unsa naman...a lot of germs.....always wash your hands

[epoaxlan]

mao jud wash your hands daun if you feel nga naay kay nakuptan na hugaw then pag alcohol..nice info though!

[hamtaro.jan]

Wash your mouth sad also kay daghan pud diay ug germs hala...

[Paolo1130]

paghunaw kada naay makuptan na bsag unsa..labi hosital worker ka..