The article discusses how modern humans, despite living in cleaner environments, are often exposed to harmful bacteria lurking in common household items. This is partly due to attentional blindness, causing people to overlook the appearance of everyday objects. Certain germs, although harmful, have historically trained our immune systems, leading to the hygiene hypothesis. Experts advise on the need to clean often-overlooked items, like toothbrushes, that can harbor significant bacteria, particularly if they are stored near toilets, where harmful particulates can contaminate them.
If you keep your toothbrush anywhere near your toilet, you may as well be swirling it in the toilet water, due to flushed toilet particles.
Our brains tend to tune out the appearance of familiar, everyday objects, making us less likely to scrutinize things we touch the most.
#hygiene-hypothesis #household-germs #bacterial-contamination #toothbrush-hygiene #immune-system-health
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