March 15, 2004

Computers are Dirtier than Toilets

According to researchers at the University of Arizona, computers, keyboards, mice, and telephones on average contain 400 times more germs than toilet seats. Telephones are the worst of the bunch with 25,127 germs per square inch. Tasty. "Desks are really bacteria cafeterias," Mr Gerba said in a press release. "They are breakfast bars, lunch tables and everything else, as we spend more hours at the office. When someone is infected with a cold or flu bug, the surfaces they touch during the day become germ-transfer points because some cold and flu viruses can survive on surfaces for up to 72 hours," he added. "An office can become an incubator." Read