The 5 dirtiest surfaces we touch every day are revealed by a US study conducted for the journal Science of Us. Some of them are beyond suspicion…
We are back in the cold and flu season and most of us try not to touch surfaces with germs. But we know which ones are the most dangerous; And yet are not the bathroom surfaces, experts say, as they are cleaned very often.
According to Science of Us magazine, it ranks first touch screens which are now part of our daily lives. Their 50% is full of germs that normally live in the intestinal tract.
Have you thought about how many times and how many hands are pressed daily the ground floor button on the elevator; Almost everyone who enters the elevator will step on it. Rhinos on this button are especially common.
Reusable bags They appear to carry a very high percentage of bacteria (eg E.coli) as we rarely clean them, and often put raw foods inside.
Also, hand towels are, due to the humidity, the ideal environment for the growth of germs. That is why it is recommended to wash them every 2 days.
Finally, another object that we often catch and do not think is dangerous the handle of the coffee maker or kettle in the office which we usually hold without washing our hands, while it is one of the items we rarely clean.