E Coli by cielo
Although germs exists nearly
everywhere, there are certain places where germs flourish more than
others. Hand hygeine is great, but it is not the only cure all for
preventing germs. There are a few other places that germs like to
hide.
According to Wed MD the Public Restroom
may include germs such as intestinal bacteria and E-Coli. For this
reason it is so important to wash your hands, because of the many
people that have touched the toilet seat, stall, and sink. I recall
numerous times that I have been in the restroom and witnessed people
after using the toilet, just coming right out and now washing their
hands. They just leave. The problem is they touch the door to open
it with their germy hands. I am so glad that some public restooms do
not have entry doors and the doors are just on the stalls. It would
be nice if all public restooms would follow this example. In
addition, they mention Restaurants as germy places. If a kitchen
worker handles raw food and touches your plate during preparation,
you risk contamination.
I recall asking a meat attendant in the
grocery store to “steak” a package of salt pork from the package,
since this is a free service they offer. Before doing so he let me
know that it is important to steak the fish on a particular cutting
machine in order to not contaminate it with other raw meat
items that also get “staked” there too. I appreciated the
information, because usually I have previously purchased salt pork
already sliced, but this particular day there were none that were
already sliced.
Germs Make Me Sick
Kitchen Faucet
Did you know the kitchen faucet has a
metal aeration screen at the end of it that is a germy magnet?
Running the water keeps it moist, which can allow for bacteria to
flourish. Prevention.com suggests removing the screen and soaking it
in diluted bleach water once a week. When replacing the screen allow
it to run for awhile before using. In fact they add that there are
more than 500,000 bacterias in the kitchen sick which is about 1,000
times more than the average toilet has. Now that is food for
thought. They suggest also cleaning the disposals rubber tip with
diluted bleach solution and that soap and water are not enough.
Sand Box
According to ivillage.com your tots may
love to play in sand boxes, but they are not the only ones.
Cats, raccoons, and other varmints like
the sand boxes too. Although you may not see their droppings, they
may be there. E-Coli passed through the feces can cause serious
illness. They suggest picking a box that has a tight-fitting lid
and to be sure to keep it shut when not in use. They further talk
about the dangers of the Grocery Store Floor. Have you seen those
kids that fall out on the grocery store floor having a tantrum?
Possibly your child has done so in the past. Did you know that your
child is squirming about in nearly 50 microbial organisms per square
inch. Much of the danger comes from the shoppers shoes. Do the
grocery store floors appear clean? They suggest picking that
hollering toddler off the floor and go to your car until your child
can calm down.
School-Computer Keyboard and Mouse
With this
computer generation, the children are using computers and ipads in
the schools. Think of how many students use the same computers and
ipads too. According to Shine Yahoo.com, keyboards and mice can
harbor 200 times as much bacteria on them as a toilet seat. So
frequent hand washing is great. I have also seen more sanitizers in the classroom
too.
More from this author:
Source:
12 Places Germs Lurk
10 Worst Germ Hot Spots
The Germiest Places Your Kids Play. Ew
The Most Germy Place in School
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