{"id":987,"date":"2016-10-25T19:33:25","date_gmt":"2011-10-25T19:33:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.edrugstore.md\/blog\/?p=987"},"modified":"2011-10-25T19:34:16","modified_gmt":"2011-10-25T19:34:16","slug":"the-germs-bathrooms-l1025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edrugstore.com\/blog\/current-health-news\/the-germs-bathrooms-l1025\/","title":{"rendered":"The germs hiding in public bathrooms"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>It\u2019s no secret that public bathrooms aren’t the epitome of cleanliness, but new research shows they\u2019re a little worse than we thought.\u00a0 It turns out those people that open the bathroom door with paper towels might be on to something.<\/p>\n

Germ infested bathrooms<\/strong>
\nResearchers from the University of Florida swabbed 22 public bathrooms inside malls, restaurants and planes.\u00a0 They checked all of the \u201chigh touch\u201d areas, in other words, all the places people put their hands while in the bathroom like the doors, facets, towel racks and locks and latches.\u00a0 What they found is enough to turn your stomach.\u00a0 They found all sorts of bacteria, bugs and mold<\/a> that can lead to anything from diarrhea to serious infections.<\/p>\n

Lennox Archibald, MD, PhD, of the College of Medicine, University of Florida, in Gainesville conducted the study.\u00a0 He said, “You can go paranoid thinking about all the germs we found.”<\/p>\n

While we\u2019ve all suspected that bathrooms carry all sorts of germs, there isn\u2019t much research into what kind of bacteria or germs are prevalent.\u00a0 Archibold\u2019s work is a step in documenting the germs typically found inside bathrooms.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The solution?<\/strong>
\nWhile Archibald suggests avoiding public bathrooms as much as possible, he is aware that is not always easy. He suggests carrying your own tissues or paper towels to avoid touching the germy towel racks.<\/p>\n

Another professor says people shouldn\u2019t get too crazy about these findings, after all some bacteria is good to build up the immune system.\u00a0 “We don’t live in a sterile world,” William Schaffner says. “You don’t want to obsess. On the other hand, you want to be hygienic.” He suggests carrying hand sanitizer<\/a> and using it often, especially after using a public bathroom.<\/p>\n

Of course, washing your hands frequently can also keep germs away.<\/p>\n

The findings were presented at the annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) in Boston.<\/p>\n

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