Phones
“Believe it or not, your cell phone is one of the dirtiest things you touch—and you touch it often,” says Dr. Christopher Dietz, DO, area medical director of MedExpress Urgent Care.
“A dirty cell phone, especially during cold and flu season, can negatively impact your health and spread germs that cause illness. Even though we take our phones everywhere from the bathroom to the dining room table, we rarely remember to sanitize them. Every time we set our phones down on a surface, whether it’s the meat counter in the grocery store or the booth at your favorite restaurant, it can pick up bacteria that can then be transferred to your hands and then possibly into your mouth or nose—and into your body.”
6 thoughts on “10 Germiest Things You Touch Every Day — According to Doctors”
Thank you
Just sent the article to my relatives and friends; at least we can protect ourselves in our own homes
you forgot to mention the tv remote and public doorknobs
Also money.
……… along with the computer “mouse!”
Suggestions: “knuckle” elevator buttons, use paper towels to grasp door knobs, and routinely wipe work spaces, wash hands after returning to your residence, and change bath towels at least twice a week.
I was surprised about the air dryers but understand why they are. I usually use my elbow to turn it on.