Why You Should Never Put Toilet Paper on a Toilet Seat?
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Did you know that 93% of public toilets are dirty? Many of us prefer to put toilet paper on the top of toilet seat knowing that it will protect us from any germs.
But you are certainly doing the wrong move. Now, surely it will make you curious and will ask many why’s???
Keep reading as you discover the facts about this curiosity.
An article published from Hefty.co with the headline “After You Read This, You’ll Never Put Toilet Paper on the Seat Again. Never.” (23 June 2016)
The piece attempted to make the argument that, due to germs released to the air when a toilet is flushed combined with superior germ prevention abilities of toilet seats, there would be more germs on the paper barrier than on the seat itself:
For a long time, people thought the seats were covered in germs and nasties and people could pick up all kinds of horrible gastrointestinal infections from them.
But given their special shape and their particularly smooth surfaces, toilet seats actually prevent bacteria from settling on them. In addition, germs cannot multiply on bare skin, so mere contact with the toilet seat is not so bad after all. Toilet paper, on the other hand, is a completely different story.
It’s common knowledge that (almost) no one puts the toilet lid down after using and flushing the toilet. As a result, all those germs spread around the room and also on the toilet paper.
And contrary to the toilet seat, toilet paper is an ideal place for germs to gather. Its surface makes it easy for bacteria to settle on.
It is precisely this germ-infested toilet paper that you would reach out to grab with your hands and then, unconsciously, you would touch your face, allowing the bacteria the easiest passageway into your body.
A 1975 study (“Microbiological Hazards of Household Toilets”) used both laboratory work and “fieldwork” in public bathrooms to reveal that, while flushing a toilet does allow bacteria and viruses to “remain airborne long enough to settle on surfaces throughout the bathroom”, the samples most consistently showing the most bacteria was the seats of the toilet, not the walls or other surfaces near it.
A study published in 2005, using its own experimental data as well as a review of literature on the topic, reached a similar conclusion:
Epidemiological studies from recurrent outbreaks of norovirus infection in successive cohorts of guests in hotels and on cruise ships suggests spread from infected persons after vomiting by settling of aerosol particles onto surfaces which are then touched by hands. In addition, these studies suggested that splashing or aerosol generation during toilet flushing may spread virus particles onto contact surfaces such as the toilet seat or flush handle.
Combined with our experimental data we believe that the potential spread of enteric disease by contact with surfaces in bathrooms harbouring pathogens cannot be ignored and must be regarded as a serious infection risk.
Experiments were carried out to establish the dynamics of aerosol formation and surface contamination after seeding the toilet with [both a bacterial and viral pathogen]. Closing the toilet lid had little effect in reducing the number of bacteria released into the air. The highest level of surface contamination was closest to the aerosol source, at the toilet seat level.
So know, you better think twice before using or putting toilet paper on a toilet bowl. As you want to protect your self from viruses and bacteria. Best way is after using toilet
Why You Should Never Put Toilet Paper on a Toilet Seat?
Reviewed by Admiin Artikulo
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February 28, 2019
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Reviewed by Admiin Artikulo
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February 28, 2019
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