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What’s living on your keyboard & hand held devices?

germs and bacteria on computer keyboard
germs and bacteria on computer keyboard

The facts about germs and your keyboard, cell phone, MP3 player and even your TV remote may startle you. Researchers say that there are 200 times more bacteria on these devices than on a toilet seat. This translates to thousands or even hundreds of thousands of germs. These keyboard germs are microorganisms that carry the flu virus, MRSA, the common cold virus and many other infectious bacteria. That number increases exponentially with the amount of users (ie: a shared computer—school computer labs, hospitals, offices). When you touch your keyboard and other hand-held devices, those germs are then transferred to your hands, and then from your hands to everything else you touch. This cycle continues from person to object, object to person and so on.

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    Top Surface Contaminants

     

  • Streptococcus

    Streptococcus

    Streptococcus, or group A strep, is bacteria commonly found in the throat and on the skin. It can cause a range of infections, from relatively mild sore throats and skin infections to life-threatening invasive disease. It’s highly contagious and there are two very dangerous strep bacteria known as necrotizing fasciitis and streptococcal toxic shock syndrome.

  • Salmonella

    Salmonella

    Salmonella bacteria can be transmitted from various surfaces and can be in water, soil, animal feces, raw meats, and eggs. Salmonella infections typically affect the intestines, causing vomiting, fever, and other symptoms.

  • H1N1

    H1N1

    H1N1 is a flu virus and was the most common cause of influenza in humans in 2009. It is spread from person to person through tiny droplets that are emitted from sneezing and coughing. The symptoms for H1N1 range from sore throat, body aches, fever and cough to stuffy nose, vomiting, diarrhea, chills and headaches.

  • Flu

    Flu

    The Flu virus is highly contagious and includes symptoms such as coughing, stuffy nose, sore throat, fever, body aches, chills, nausea and vomiting. It can be transmitted through surfaces that house tiny droplets emitted from sneezing or coughing.

  • mrsa

    MRSA

    Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection is highly contagious and is known to be resistant to antibiotics. MRSA infections begin with small red bumps that resemble pimples, spider bites, or boils and are sometimes accompanied by fever and occasionally rashes. Within a few days, the bumps become larger, more painful, and eventually open into deep, pus-filled boils.

  • ecoli

    Ecoli

    Escherichia coli or E. coli bacteria live in the intestines of people and animals. This type of bacteria can cause severe, bloody diarrhea and abdominal cramps and sometimes serious organ system damage such as kidney failure. E coli can survive on surfaces for days and is highly transmittable once touched.