Mobile phone bacteria lurk as a toilet door: most cannot be effectively cleaned

Mobile phones lurk a lot of germs. Most smartphones do not have a reliable way of cleaning. How dirty is the phone's "intimate contact" with your ears, nose and mouth every day? A new US study finds that cellphones can be as dirty as a toilet door handle, and that a virus on a cellphone could cause flu, infectious conjunctivitis or diarrhea. Unfortunately, there is no practical way to clean the touchscreen electronic products. Far more than the standard of coliform bacteria in the U.S. media reported that, compared with computers, keys, pens and fixed-line telephone, the cell phone has more bacteria to hide. Jeffrey Kain, president of the American Family Physicians Association and director of Family medicine at Colorado State Children's Hospital in the United States, says a virus on a cellphone could cause flu, infectious conjunctivitis or diarrhea. "Cellphones give people the chance to get sick as much as the bathroom door handle. She explained that the phone's temperature was exactly what the bacteria liked, as the phone was in close contact with her ears, nose and mouth. "Some of the things we think are very personal actually have a bigger impact on the public than we think," she said. "Hml Labs, a laboratory in Mansi, Indiana, USA, has conducted a test on cell phone bacteria. The results showed that 8 handsets randomly selected from an office in Chicago, all with large numbers of coliform bacteria, were more than normal. This means that the mobile phone is contaminated with excreta. The number of coliform bacteria on these 8 phones is between 2,700 and 4,200 units. According to drinking water standards, the number of coliform bacteria per 100 ml of drinking water cannot exceed one unit. "The result is pretty bad," said Donnald Hendrickson, director of the HML Labs Laboratory, professor of medicine at Bohr State University. He pointed out that such a result would be a lack of diligence and inadequate sanitary measures. (Xiao Shi) clean bacteria hard to alcohol effect best but or damage screen this HML has tested four different cleaning methods, including water wiping, rubbing with alcohol, using glass cleaners and cleaning wipes with a dedicated electronic device. The results showed that alcohol had the best effect and nearly wiped out 100% of the bacteria. Of the four methods, single water wiping has the worst effect. Although the effect of alcohol is the best, it is difficult to determine whether alcohol will damage the oil-resistant coating and damage the cell phone screen. "This is really a problem because many manufacturers don't tell you what materials are used for the coating on your phone." "Michael Schmidt, deputy director of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at South Carolina State Medical University, said. Mobile device manufacturers have warned people not to use most household cleaners, which has left many of the owners helpless for the cleaning of their phones. A spokeswoman for the company's Android Brand said there was no official policy on how to clean the handset, with the handset makers using its Android platform. The market-specific mobile cleaning cloth usually claims to be able to clean up 99% of dirt, but Dr. Schmidt says that's not enough. "Some bacteria, as long as a mere 10 into the body, is enough to cause disease." "UltravioletLine Disinfection best? Dr Kane says there is still a lack of research on the germs on the phone and the effects of these germs on the human body. In a study conducted in 2011, 100 college students ' mobile phones were tested and found that the phones were "a veritable pathogen warehouse" enough to make people sick. The study, carried out by researchers at the University of Cape Verde in Ghana, noted that the cell phone has a high density of bacteria and a variety of germs. Some technicians recommend using an ultraviolet disinfection stick, which he considers to be the best cleaning solution because the rays emitted by the disinfectant stick can kill germs without touching the phone. It is said that the equipment will begin to be put into market in January 2013. (Xiao Shi)