How dangerous it is to use hand towel for several days

Not so long ago there was a studyBacterial occurrence in kitchen hand towelsStating that the use of towels that were not erased for several days, it is dangerous because of the large number of bacteria. By words the author of this work, after about two days on a hand towel over coliform bacteria than the toilet. However, all is not so bad.

There is no evidence that people get from their own towels. Our bodies are adapted to live in an environment full bacteria. If you have time between uses a towel to dry completely, chances to pass someone's own bacteria, virtually none.

Bacteria on the towel there, because they are everywhere.

"Think about where your towel bacteria, if not yourself" - He speaks microbiologist Mark Martin (Mark Martin).

According to him, studies that find E. coli and other coliform bacteria, usually looking only Gram-negative bacteria. But they are not necessarily bad for us.

In general, there is no evidence that would support these harmful bacteria on the towel. And no one checked whether this amount is sufficient to get sick really.

Martin himself washes towels once a week. Do it more often does not make sense, unless you wipe your eyes and mouth with a towel, which share with a person suffering from an intestinal infection.

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