A Public Health Physician, Dr Michael Oguntoye, has warned that mobile phones could transmit diseases and infections if it comes in contact with body fluids of an infected person.

Oguntoye told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that phones are “fomites” which could serve as medium of transmitting viral organism, causing diseases and infections on people.

He described fomites as any non-living object or substance capable of carrying infectious organisms, such as viruses or bacteria.

“Taking a cell phone into the bathroom and then leaving with it, can carry diseases and germs, especially when you do not wash your hands and then coming out,” he said.

According to him, phones can transfer diseases and virus from one individual to another.

Oguntoye, an epidemiologist with Kwara Ministry of Health, advised people to keep phones away from the toilet and observe personal hygiene such as hand washing at all times.

He also recommended cleaning of phones with disinfectant that would not harm the phones.

http://www.metronaija.ng/phones-can-transmit-virus-germs-expert-warns/

Its true. At least you can just place the phone on a tissue paper . there are antibacterial wipes in the market that one can use also to wipe their phones to kill unseen bacteria. also, people should always use hand sanitizers.


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Phones should not be in the toilet or kitchen but when there is a power outrage the torchlight app comes in handy.

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A Public Health Physician, Dr Michael Oguntoye, has warned that mobile phones could transmit diseases and infections if it comes in contact with body fluids of an infected person.

Oguntoye told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that phones are “fomites” which could serve as medium of transmitting viral organism, causing diseases and infections on people.

He described fomites as any non-living object or substance capable of carrying infectious organisms, such as viruses or bacteria.

“Taking a cell phone into the bathroom and then leaving with it, can carry diseases and germs, especially when you do not wash your hands and then coming out,” he said.

According to him, phones can transfer diseases and virus from one individual to another.

Oguntoye, an epidemiologist with Kwara Ministry of Health, advised people to keep phones away from the toilet and observe personal hygiene such as hand washing at all times.

He also recommended cleaning of phones with disinfectant that would not harm the phones.

http://www.metronaija.ng/phones-can-transmit-virus-germs-expert-warns/

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Too bad.

Very true, we use dirty hand to operate our devices yet we don't clean them.

WHAT IS SAFE ON THIS EARTH, WE CREATE DEMOLITION THAN INVENTION

so we should just go back to Nitel Telephone or Landline.. Before people start Having Trojan or Ralia Odinga virus..

True

And people never die since

Leave matter for Matthias

Hope HIV no follow?

So we should wash the phone b4 touching it or use hand gloves " orisirisi" everyday.
Oh God help this vanishing word from it vanity.

One thing he should know is... everything you came in contact with in every day activities carries germ, your clothes, shoes, bags, bed, remote, plates, air, food, doors, cars, friends, neighbors, wife, kids, husband, pets, even your body.... so, germ is part of life, we were even created from it.

if you need a germ free life, then you're D.E.A.D

I gallant

Any item can actually

Obviously. Not just phones, other objects too.

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As if it's something new... Common sense dictates any object can serve as a medium of transfer for microorganisms

Laptops too.

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Iss another market for sanitizer

Let's go there

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And people never die since

Hahahaha! I guess they are refusing to die until the appointed time for their death.

Am still trying to check were is safe of diseases even Asu Rock rats disease here & there so!

WAHALA!
No wonder,many people were sick in d days of phone call business.bt 2day few people report infectns so mentioned

That's a nice piece of information

Is a lie ...

Hehehe! It is hard to believe

Try door knobs/handles.

Door knobs are the worst harbor for germs as almost everyone uses them on a daily basis

Second is the mobile phone. 90% of phone users (especially males) take their phones to the toilet. I read a research report that stated that many phones were found to carry more germs than a toilet seat!

Also, I noted that up to 5 out of every 10 persons in Nigeria do not wash their hands with soap after pooing in the toilet. Most just rinse their hands with water, and then go on to handle phones, shake other people's hands and even eat with the same hands. I noticed that this habit cuts across both educated and uneducated Nigerians. In fact, many of the others that use soap don't use it properly as they'd just pick up the soap and immediately rinse their hands, chikena.

The appropriate thing to do is to lather your hands with soap for at least 20 seconds before rinsing them with water.

If not for your sake, please, for the sake of others whom you'd come into contact with, do change this very bad habit if you are culpable!

Is this really true??

Thanks to the Chief Examiner

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