It happens to everyone that you need to use the public bathroom of a bar, office, train, cinema, a stop on the highway, a hospital, a station. And it happens to everyone to experience that feeling of discomfort at the idea of entering the place considered the kingdom of viruses, bacteria (and smells) and wondering: can you get an infectious disease by going to a shared toilet? Surprisingly, the probability is less than one might think, as researchers note in a review of studies on the transmission of infectious diseases in public toilets published in Science of The Total Environment. “The danger is the possibility of an event occurring, in our case an infection. Risk is the likelihood of this event happening. The answer to the question is therefore: yes, it is possible, but it is unlikely if you know how to protect yourself from risk, first of all by washing your hands “, he explains. Annalaura Carduccifull professor of General Applied Hygiene at the University of Pisa, co-author of a study published in the journal American Journal of Infection Control in which he compared the microbial and viral contamination of hospital toilets and offices.
September 20, 2022 | 09:50
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