Three germ facts to shock you

 

Fact 1: 

There can be up to 10 million bacteria on your fingertips at any given time.

As your hands continue to touch other surfaces, new bacteria replace dead sources.

Fact 2:

A single gram of feces contains a trillion germs.

2 million bacteria per square inch are on the average public restroom floor.

Fact 3:

Flushing a toilet can spread droplets out of the toilet 3-6 feet.

Norovirus (stomach flu) can be easily spread in communal bathrooms as well as other non-obvious pathogens like SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19).

 

Interesting facts, via Kismet Technologies. 

 

 

Posted by Dr. Tim Sandle, Pharmaceutical Microbiology Resources (http://www.pharmamicroresources.com/)