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Use the public toilet article to see the toilet paper pads are dirty? Microbiologists point to three major dangers

2020-01-02T00:05:09.186Z


The amount of bacteria in public toilets is calculated in hundreds of millions, which is a high-risk place for infectious diseases at any time. He Bailiang, director of the Center for Infection and Infectious Diseases of the University of Hong Kong, said that different facilities of public toilets have bacteria or viruses, which can easily pass through toilet flushes and air through door handles, toilet boards, toilet paper, and even hand sanitizer. People have three needs, how to use toilet boards to ensure hygiene? Some people will first use toilet paper or toilet paper seat cushions to cover the toilet boards, and some people will step on the toilet boards to use the toilet, all of which are at risk; flushing and washing hands after using the toilet are always the source of the disease. In the following article, Dr. He Bailiang dismantled the risks one by one. He also suggested that the public bring their own alcohol and paper towels to avoid getting infected through public toilets.


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Written by: Li Enci

2020-01-02 08:00

Last updated: 2020-01-02 08:00

The amount of bacteria in public toilets is calculated in hundreds of millions, which is a high-risk place for infectious diseases at any time. He Bailiang, director of the Center for Infection and Infectious Diseases of the University of Hong Kong, said that different facilities of public toilets have bacteria or viruses, which can easily pass through toilet flushes and air through door handles, toilet boards, toilet paper, and even hand sanitizer.

People have three needs, how to use toilet boards to ensure hygiene? Some people will first use toilet paper or toilet paper seat cushions to cover the toilet boards, and some people will step on the toilet boards to use the toilet, all of which are at risk; flushing and washing hands after using the toilet are always the source of the disease. In the following article, Dr. He Bailiang dismantled the risks one by one. He also suggested that the public bring their own alcohol and paper towels to avoid getting infected through public toilets.

He Bailiang reminded the public to maintain good hygiene in public toilets to reduce the chance of transmission and infection. (Photo by Lu Yiming)

He Bailiang: The pollution of public toilets is because the patients are concentrated

He Bailiang said that public toilets are hotbeds of infectious diseases, and the bacteria are much higher than other places, including Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella, and E. coli. "Patients need to go to the toilet to be sick and vomit, and public toilets are for patients. Concentrated. "Therefore, he reminded the public to maintain good hygiene in public toilets to reduce the chance of transmission and infection.

However, he admits that it is impossible to obtain actual data on the infection in public toilets. "Because the source of the patient ’s bacteria could not be traced, it is a trick for Mi Mi public toilets." He especially reminded that people with wounds need to be more careful because the toilet water has Opportunity contains carnivorous bacteria, which can be fatal after infection.

Below he will point out three danger points for germs:

1. How to clean the toilet board while sitting on the toilet board?

He Bailiang said that the toilet board contains a large amount of bacteria from feces and urine. It is recommended that the public should use alcohol to wipe the toilet board once when sitting on the toilet board. Some public toilets provide disposable toilet seat pads. He said that if the sanitary conditions of the public toilets were not good, "the paving would be useless because the pads might be flushed with flushing water without any difference." People are accustomed to laying paper towels on toilet boards before going to the toilet. He Bailiang said that paper towels are easy to move and the protection needs to be considered.

The situation of being flushed with flushing water will also appear on toilet paper. "It may even fall off the floor." He advised the public to bring their own paper towels to prevent the risk of contamination when using the toilet.

Hand sanitizers in public toilets also contain bacteria. (Photo / Photo by Li Yaozong)

2. The best hand sanitizing effect of hand sanitizer containing bacteria and alcohol

Many people rushed to wash their hands with water after leaving the toilet. He Bailiang said that the amount of bacteria in public toilets is in the hundreds of millions. Washing hands with clean water can only kill about 90% of the bacteria. The remaining 10% of bacteria still have the opportunity to cause disease. Minutes, it can kill 99% of bacteria; and the use of alcohol hand rub is better for cleaning, it can kill more than 99.999% of bacteria.

However, He Bailiang found through research that there are often bacteria in hand sanitizer vessels, because the water content of hand sanitizer can be used as a nutrient for some bacteria. Some people have also questioned that the use of a hair dryer may cause bacteria to stain your hands again. He Bailiang said that the hair dryer has heat and its use time is short, so it may not stain your hands.

3. There is bacteria in the air when the toilet is not covered.

He Bailiang pointed out that once someone used the toilet without touching any public toilet facilities, he "feeled good" and left without washing his hands after using the toilet. He reminded that if the toilet "hands on" (to the previous user) did not cover the toilet when flushing, water spots such as feces, urine, vomit will splash everywhere; and the toilet environment is generally not ventilated Even if no facility is touched, there is a chance to get bacteria from the air.

He Bailiang advised the public to bring their own alcohol and paper towels and disinfect them with alcohol before sitting on the toilet board to avoid contracting the disease. (Photo by Lu Yiming)

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