Cellphones were found to be ideal breeding places for bacteria even more so than toilet seats and the bottom of used shoes, according to a study conducted by handset retailer Dial-a-Phone.
Apparently, conditions on the surface of your cellphone casing is fertile ground for bacteria like the staphylococcus aureus, which causes a range of diseases from boils to meningitis and toxic shock syndrome. Swabs from from objects like the bottom of your used shoes to a doorknob and, yes, a toilet seat were taken and analyzed together with a swab from a handset (brand not disclosed).
Joanne Verran, Professor of Microbiology at Manchester Metropolitan University, explains the shocking results:
Mobile phones, like many everyday objects such a telephones and computer keyboards, harbor bacteria. However, being ‘mobile’, they are stored in bags or pockets, are handled frequently, and held close to the face. In other words, they come into contact with more parts of our body and a wider range of bacteria than toilet seats!
An experienced cellphone user and employee of A Dial-a-Phone added, “We take our phones everywhere, being in close contact with our mouths, hands and faces their bound to collect all sorts of nasty germs.”
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