The unexpected gadgets that are TEEMING with germs, revealed
5 months, 1 week ago

The unexpected gadgets that are TEEMING with germs, revealed

Daily Mail  

It's often thought of as one of the dirtiest places in the home. The dirtiest devices of all are headphones, where an average of 1,073 colonies of bacteria thrive in the warm, damp environment around your ears. Researchers say that the average pair of headphones is home to four times more bacteria than a toilet seat, while some particularly dirty pairs have seven times more germs As the items we handle most frequently throughout the day, our personal devices are often magnets for dirt and grime. The researchers found that the cleanest of all our personal devices are phones, which harbour only 187 colonies of bacteria on average. Mobile phones were home to Staphylococcus and Micrococcus bacteria which can cause infections or pose risks to those with weakened immune systems For example, the bacteria Staphylococcus and Micrococcus were found on almost all devices.

Bacteria Phones Devices Colonies Headphones Infections Weakened Immune Systems Staphylococcus Pseudomonas Micrococcus  germs  gadgets  unexpected  teeming  times  revealed  infections  devices  toilet  weakened  headphones  phones  colonies  bacteria  dirty

History of this topic

A colony on your phone: With E.coli and S.aureus, your smartphone is as dirty as your toilet seat
2 years ago

A colony on your phone: With E.coli and S.aureus, your smartphone is as dirty as your toilet seat

Firstpost  

A new study has revealed that your smartphones and personal devices may be some of the dirtiest objects that you carry, as they contain bacteria usually found in human and cockroach faeces. A colony of germs right on your smartphone Apart from E.coli and faecal Streptococci the germ that causes food poisoning, Bacillus cereus, and pneumonia-causing S. aureus, were also …

Doorknobs, keyboards and four other spots in offices that are loaded with germs
5 years, 3 months ago

Doorknobs, keyboards and four other spots in offices that are loaded with germs

Firstpost  

If a sick person comes to work with the flu, the virus would be on all of the office equipment by lunchtime. Office phones Almost every shared equipment in the office harbours a lot of germs but the telephones are one of the worst. Countless people use the elevator every day, leaving almost every kind of germ on the buttons. …

Men's bathroom doors have SIX times more germs than ladies'
5 years, 8 months ago

Men's bathroom doors have SIX times more germs than ladies'

Daily Mail  

When it comes to bathroom etiquette, the sins of men extend far beyond leaving the toilet seat up. Men really are less likely than women to wash their hands after using the bathroom, research suggests, and may put other people at risk from the germs they leave behind. A snapshot study swabbed the door handles of a large office building …

Smartphone screens are three times dirtier than a toilet seat: Study
6 years, 7 months ago

Smartphone screens are three times dirtier than a toilet seat: Study

Firstpost  

Study reveals that more than 35 percent of people have never cleaned their smartphone with wipes. A research has revealed that smartphone screens have three times more germs than a toilet seat. More than a third of people have never cleaned their smartphones with wipes, a cleaning fluid or a similar product, according to the study done by Insurance2Go, a …

Smartphone screens are three times dirtier than a toilet seat
6 years, 7 months ago

Smartphone screens are three times dirtier than a toilet seat

Hindustan Times  

If you think toilet seats are the dirtiest and swarming with germs, take a look at your smartphone. A research has revealed that smartphone screens have three times more germs than a toilet seat. More than a third of people have never cleaned their smartphones with wipes, a cleaning fluid or a similar product, according to the study done by …

AVERAGE WORKER COMES INTO CONTACT WITH 10 MILLION DISEASE-CAUSING BACTERIA
6 years, 11 months ago

AVERAGE WORKER COMES INTO CONTACT WITH 10 MILLION DISEASE-CAUSING BACTERIA

Daily Mail  

Millions of us spend our days slaving over a keyboard. But lurking between the keys, hidden on the mouse and nestled in your phone lies more than 10 million bacteria - 400 times more than on the average toilet seat. Unhygienic working conditions are a 'key contributor' to the 131 million working days lost each year in the UK and …

How Dirty Is Your Phone, Really?
7 years, 5 months ago

How Dirty Is Your Phone, Really?

Huff Post  

Ezra Bailey Mobile phones carry ten times more bacteria than your average toilet seat. "Mostly the phone isn't used by anybody else but the user, and the user is exposed to the bacteria on their hands all the time," renowned infection control expert Professor Mary-Louise McLaws told HuffPost Australia. "Unless we're talking about someone like a health care worker using …

Which five germ-infested items do you touch every day?
8 years, 2 months ago

Which five germ-infested items do you touch every day?

Daily Mail  

We've all heard the horror stories about just how many germs are lurking in the crevices of our computer keyboard and on the screens of our mobile phone. New York Magazine's Science of Us has revealed the 'disgusting' things we touch every day without realising, including lift buttons and environmentally friendly reusable shopping bags. 50 per cent of self-checkout screens …

The least hygienic place to touch on a plane has been revealed by scientists - and it's not the toilet
9 years, 6 months ago

The least hygienic place to touch on a plane has been revealed by scientists - and it's not the toilet

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Microbiologists took bacterial samples from five airports and four flights run by two major airlines, and used the median of …

The least hygienic place to touch on a plane has been revealed by scientists - and it's not the toilet
9 years, 6 months ago

The least hygienic place to touch on a plane has been revealed by scientists - and it's not the toilet

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Microbiologists took bacterial samples from five airports and four flights run by two major airlines, and used the median of …

Mobile phones, computer keyboards filthier than toilet seat
12 years, 6 months ago

Mobile phones, computer keyboards filthier than toilet seat

Firstpost  

Tests showed that up to 10 times the amount of pathogens which cause nausea and stomach upsets were present on a mobile phone than a toilet seat. London: Mobile phones are actually filthier than toilet seats because they are never cleaned even after being handled by different people, thus swarming with germs, say researchers. British scientists discovered that cash machines …

Discover Related