{"id":158,"date":"2006-05-02T05:24:30","date_gmt":"2006-05-02T13:24:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eaf.net\/mvp\/?p=158"},"modified":"2006-05-02T05:46:52","modified_gmt":"2006-05-02T13:46:52","slug":"of-keyboards-and-toilet-seats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eaf.net\/mvp\/2006\/of-keyboards-and-toilet-seats\/","title":{"rendered":"Of Keyboards and Toilet Seats"},"content":{"rendered":"

Public restrooms — what would we ever do without them? But talk about all the germs!<\/p>\n

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Turns out much greater risks abound right in plain sight. So says this article<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Keyboards and telephones — especially when they are shared — are among the most germ-laden places in a home or office . . . .<\/p>\n

Well, great. I guess it’s time to buy some sort of de-germ-ificator spray. (I wonder what Lysol does to keyboard innards.)<\/p>\n

Worried about colds, flu and other germs? Go ahead and touch those doorknobs and elevator buttons, but watch out for the telephone, fresh laundry and sinks . . . .<\/p>\n

What?! Fresh laundry, too?<\/p>\n

And few people know just how dirty laundry is — clean laundry.<\/p>\n

“Most people don’t realize that they actually should wash their hands after they make dinner and also after they do the laundry,” Gerba said.<\/p>\n

Americans have moved to short-cycle, cold-water washes to save energy and wear and tear on clothing, but this leaves viruses and bacteria largely intact.<\/p>\n

“Water at 140 degrees F (60 degrees C) will sanitize laundry,” Gerba said. But only 5 percent of Americans use hot water for laundry.<\/p>\n

And viruses such as hepatitis A, rotavirus and bacteria such as Salmonella — all of which cause stomach upsets and diarrhea — can easily survive the average 28-minute drying cycle.<\/p>\n

These are all carried fecally. “There is about a 10th of a gram of feces in the average pair of underwear,” Gerba says. “You don’t want to be doing your handkerchiefs with your underwear.” <\/p>\n

Sorry. I know that’s sick. But that’s news you can use if ever there was.<\/p>\n

\"KeyWipe<\/a><\/p>\n

But let’s go back to keyboards, shall we?<\/p>\n

“Keyboards are a lunch counter for germs,” Gerba said. “We turn them over in a lot of studies and we are amazed at what comes out of a keyboard.”<\/p>\n

In fact, the average desk harbors 400 times more bacteria than the average toilet seat . . . .<\/dd>\n<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dt>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dt>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dt>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n

Wow! I wonder if this fellow is right.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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