92% of mobile phones contain E. coli bacteria

According to the latest study by British scientists, one in six mobile phones in the UK has an E.coli bacterium due to improper hand hygiene.

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Scientists at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine conducted 390 hand and mobile bacterial samples from people from 12 cities across the UK.

One in six mobile phones in the UK has an E.coli bacterium

As a result, up to 92% of mobile phones and 82% of tested hands contain bacteria. Including 16% of hands and cell phones containing E. coli bacteria, the bacterium was found on 9 out of 10 phones in Germany, causing many deaths in June.

31% of hands and 25% of phones contain staph bacteria, a type of bacteria on the skin. Normally, this bacterium will not be harmful to health but if penetrated through the skin, they will cause many types of infections such as skin infections, wounds, sometimes causing serious infections in the blood, lungs and other tissues. and is particularly dangerous for people with reduced immunity.

The research results show that most of us who have not washed our hands properly provide the opportunity for bacteria to migrate to the phone, live here and then return to the hands, ears and face where they can penetrate the scratches or open wounds even though the hands have been washed. These bacteria can even infect others when borrowing a phone.

Dr. Ron Cutler, head of the research team said: 'I hope thinking with E.coli on the phone will encourage people to wash their hands with soap properly, a simple operation that saves lives. our'.