Share a Loo? Your Toothbrush may be Contaminated With Faeces
The QuintIf you are using a shared wash room, there is a 60% chance your toothbrush is covered in faecal matter from someone else, a new study suggests. Data confirms that there is transmission of faecal coliforms in shared bathrooms and that toothbrushes can serve as a vector for transmission of potentially pathogenic organisms, researchers said. The main concern is not with the presence of your own faecal matter on your toothbrush, but rather when a toothbrush is contaminated with faecal matter from someone else, which contains bacteria, viruses or parasites that are not part of your normal flora — Lauren Aber, graduate student at the Quinnipiac University in US. For the research, toothbrushes were collected from participants using communal bathrooms, with an average of 9.4 occupants per bathroom.
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