What are the germiest public places\/things? According to Prevention Magainze these are the 8 most germiest things. You better bet I avoid them whenever possible!<\/p>\n
1. Restaurant menus \u2013 Prevention says that cold and flu viruses can survive for 18 hours on hard surfaces. Restaurant menus \u2013 rarely washed!<\/p>\n
2. Lemon wedges \u2013 If you\u2019ve worked in a bar, you already knew this. Researchers ordering drinks at 21 different restaurants found 25 different microorganisms lurking on lemons -including E. coli. Ugh!<\/p>\n
3. Condiment dispensers \u2013 I always skip the ketchup, I\u2019m allergic\u2026maybe you should skip the ketchup, mustard and salt too. You have no idea what\u2019s on there!<\/p>\n
4. Restroom soap dispensers \u2013 Gross-out factoid of the day: about 25 percent of public restroom dispensers are contaminated with fecal bacteria, Prevention says. Disgusting!!!<\/p>\n
5. Grocery carts \u2013 In 2007, a study found that the handles of almost two-thirds of the shopping carts tested were contaminated with fecal bacteria, with bacteria counts exceeding those of your average public restroom. There\u2019s a reason stores put disinfecting wipes next to the carts people!<\/p>\n
6. Airplane bathrooms \u2013 Your in-flight restroom trip could expose you to E. coli lurking on the surfaces of the faucets and doorknobs, according to a study. Plus, you\u2019re 100 times more likely to catch a cold on an airplane than on the ground, according to a new study. So next time you fly, hold it!<\/p>\n
7. Doctor\u2019s office \u2013 Prevention says, limit your exposure when visiting your physician by packing your own tissues, hand sanitizers, and magazines. Never, never touch the magazines!!!<\/p>\n
8. Cell phones – \u00a0Next time you use you mobile phone, you might want to give it a little clean.\u00a0Researchers discovered there are more bacteria on the average mobile than you will find in a toilet.\u00a0In tests there was up to 10 times the amount of bugs which can cause nausea and stomach problems than were present in a lavatory.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" What are the germiest public places\/things? According to Prevention Magainze these are the 8 most germiest things. You better bet I avoid them whenever possible! 1. Restaurant menus \u2013 Prevention says that cold and flu viruses can survive for 18…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5334,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"jetpack_publicize_message":"Got Germs? These places and things sure do. #F2B #Germs","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[91,96],"tags":[478,754],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\n