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So, after reading this piece by Susan Matthews at Today, I’m starting to think that I might want to clean my phone with a flamethrower, considering it apparently is absolutely teeming with germs. Careful, you may feel itchy and nasty after reading the full article.
Cellphones carry 10 times more bacteria than most toilet seats. "When's the last time you cleaned your cellphone?"asked Charles Gerba, a microbiologist at the University of Arizona.
While toilets tend to get cleaned frequently, because people associate the bathroom with germs, cellphones and other commonly handled objects — like remote controls — are often left out of the cleaning routine. Continue Reading
