Liquid soap - the threat of infection

Epidemiologists at Arizona State University, said that the use of a disposable liquid soap dispenser is a threat to our immunity. It turns out my hand so man ... increases the number of germs on the surface of the hands.

It seems that in every season outbreaks everyone is talking about how important it is to wash your hands. Wash hands with warm soapy water is able to protect against the transmission of pathogens, so it was thought.

But here's the paradox Science News - Researchers from the University of Arizona found that Dispensers for liquid soap   They represent a great danger. The study of surfaces just such innocuous and well-known dispensers showed that they are vulnerable to infection by bacteria. The situation is particularly critical with Soap dispenser   in health care and public toilets.

A series of checks: experts measured levels of bacteria on the surface of the hands of primary school pupils and teachers before and after hand washing with plain soap and liquid soap dispenser with. It turned out that one trip to the dispenser increased the number of bacteria on the hands of children and school staff in 26 times. The audit showed that the use of metering different people sharply increased the number of bacterial strains on the hands, which increased the risk of transmission to humans of dangerous bacteria.

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