WC bowl in time got a bad reputation as the dirtiest place in a household. However, scientists say that there are much dirtier places in our house.
Several times a day we prepare food on a kitchen board, and we are not aware that it contains 200 times more fecal matter that the WC bowls. Most of us would be appalled by the thought that we cut food on the WC bowl, but the fact is that it would not be a bad thing if were to take care of our kitchen board as we do the WC bowl. But even the cutting board is not the dirtiest object in a household. Wiping cloth or a sponge in the kitchen contains more bacteria. According to certain media, wiping sponges are not in all countries place with most bacteria. In Saudi Arabia those objects are, television sets, refrigerators, and in South Africa those tub drains.
Numerous researches revealed that hotbed of bacteria that will maybe surprise you and make you do change something in you hygiene, and here you can see what 10 objects are dirtier than a toilet seat.
10ICE
A study of several fast food restaurants in the USA found that 70% of the ice served contained more bacteria than the restaurant’s toilet water.
09RESTROOM FLOORS
Public restrooms have about two million bacteria per square inch. The average toilet seat has just 50per square inch.
08OFFICE DESK
The average desk has 400 times more bacteria than a toilet. Parainfluenza viruses are found on 33% of surfaces.
07KEYBOARDS
They can carry over 200 times more bacteria than a toilet seat. 10% of office staff never cleans their keyboard.
06CELL PHONES
Have 10 times more bacteria than toilet seats and can be harmful due to contact with the mouth. A man in Uganda reportedly caught ebola after stealing a cell.
05RESTAURANT MENUES
There are 100 times more bacteria on restaurant menus than on restroom toilet seats. Most are not harmful, but some can cause respiratory infections.
04CHOPPING BOARDS
Raw meat products have surprisingly high levels of fecal bacteria. As a result, average cutting boards have 200 times more fecal bacteria than toilet seats.
03TOOTHBRUSHES
Germs can travel up to six feet and linger for up to two hours after every toilet flush. These germs, including fecal matter, are usually found on toothbrushes.
02CARPETS
With 200.000 bacteria per square inch, carpets are 4.000 times dirtier than a toilet seat. Humans shed 1.5 million skin cells an hour, helping feed bacteria in carpets.
01KITCHEN SPONGES
200.000 times dirtier than a toilet seat, with ten million bacteria per square inch. The bacteria can cause “GULLAIN-BAR” syndrome, which can lead to paralysis.
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