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Ultimately, sanitation is a global need but a neglected priority, you can’t live in rubbles and avoid germs. Germs are everywhere and the bad news is that there are probably a lot of germs in your bathroom. Here are some germ beasties prowling in your bathroom.



STDs like chlamydia or gonorrhoea:

The restroom can be a playground for organisms responsible for STDs like chlamydia or gonorrhoea. But before you panic, the toilet seat is not a common vehicle for transmitting infections to humans. Many disease-causing organisms can survive for only a short time on the surface of the seat, and for an infection to occur, the germs would have to be transferred from the toilet seat to your urethral or genital tract, or through a cut or sore on the buttocks or thighs, which is possible but very unlikely.



Y cold germs:

Most viruses, die rapidly, and thus may be less of a threat than you think. Even if you come into contact with particular viruses or bacteria, you’d have to contract them in amounts large enough to make you sick.



Gastrointestinal viruses that cause stomach ailments in humans:

These include the norovirus, which you may have heard of in connection with cruise ship outbreaks. These viruses aren’t just on cruise ships; they can be exploring your toilet seat as well. Gastrointestinal viruses are easily transmitted and can remain on a solid surface for as much as a week.



Enteric pathogens:

This are organisms spread by contaminated foods (and can, of course, be carried in feces). These include things like E. coli, salmonella, shigella, and campylobacter. E. coli O157:H7 is particularly nasty, causing severe diarrhoea with bloody stools. It’s the bacteria that killed four children and caused a lot of illness at Jack-in-the-Box restaurants in California in 1993.



Skin and respiratory organisms, such as staphylococcus aureus

Staphylococcus aureus(“ Staph”) bacteria, including the antibiotic resistant MRSA strain, and Group A Strep, known as the “flesh-eating” bacteria.



Dermatophitic fungi, like athlete’s foot

These are basically transmitted by walking barefoot in the bathroom.

Other residual fungi, like those indigenous to showers, the “mold and mildew” of bathroom cleanser fame. They don’t cause infection, but they can exacerbate asthma and allergies.



Keeping your bathroom clean

If you follow a few simple rules for cleaning your bathroom, and cleaning yourself when you use the bathroom, you can usually avoid transmitting most of these organisms. Let’s start with cleaning rules.

Clean regularly. This means cleaning all bathroom floors and solid surfaces with a disinfectant cleanser on a weekly basis, and “deep cleaning” — a more thorough scrubbing — about once a month. If you or a family member or household visitor has had the flu or diarrhoea, you might want to step up the cleaning.

Use the right cleanser when tackling bathroom germs. Choose one with bleach or make your own bleach solution, with no more than 1 cup of bleach mixed in 1 gallon of water to disinfect.

All excretion goes to the bathroom bowl, so pay special attention to the toilet bowl. Do scrub that bowl with soap, disinfectant, and a brush once a week.

Keep shower walls and floors free of mold and mildew.

For spot cleaning bathroom germs, keep either a spray bottle of the bleach solution or packaged cleaning wipes within arm’s reach in every bathroom.

Don’t reuse sponges, which harbours bacteria.

Wash your hands thoroughly after using the toilet and before brushing your teeth.

Close the toilet lid when you flush.

Discard toothbrushes after you’ve been sick.

Use disposable bathroom cups instead of glasses.

On a final note, if you and your family follow these simple steps, you’re likely to stay fairly safe from bathroom germs.

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