CANADA: Germs, including fecal matter, are alive and well on shopping carts, water cooler handles, photocopier buttons and bank machines - (The Review)
December 10, 2007 – 7:20 pmDr. Chuck Gerba, was cited as saying that his most recent study reveals that vacuum cleaners harbour a disgusting assortment of nasty and gluttonous microbes, stating, “Vacuum cleaners are meals on wheels for bacteria. There’s concentrated food and bacteria in one spot and we found salmonella, e-coli and mould in the bags. Then, people get it on their hands, when changing the bags - the bagless types of vacuum cleaners are especially germy. Also, the brush bristles are a mass transit system for germs - they spread them around on carpets and floors, and often touch the bristles with their hands.
It’s germ warfare out there - and the last thing you want to do is take prisoners.”
Germs, including fecal matter, are alive and well on shopping carts, the water cooler handle, the photocopier buttons and bank machines, says Gerba. And the first floor elevator button flourishes with […]
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