""Every time I talk about toilet seats and toilets, I'm always saying, 'Well, it's not germy - everything is germier than a toilet seat.'""
""That lid, which is absent from the vast majority of toilets in public restrooms, is key, he said, to containing what scientists call a 'poo plume,' the droplets and aerosol particles that can spray up to six feet out of the toilet when we flush.""
""We do see potentially some low level of all sorts of different types of bacteria and viruses that could potentially cause an infection, but the reality is, unless you have a cut, then there's really no opportunity for that to get into your skin to cause a problem.""
Public restrooms are often unpleasant environments filled with bacteria and odors. Toilet seats are not as germy as commonly believed; studies indicate that airborne particles, known as 'poo plume,' are more concerning. These particles can contain harmful bacteria like E. coli and norovirus. While low levels of bacteria may be present on surfaces, the risk of infection is minimal unless there are open wounds. The absence of toilet lids in public restrooms contributes to the spread of these airborne pathogens.
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