Startling discovery: Women’s handbags = bacteria warehouse?
February 7th 2012 -
A U.S. study found that the ladies shopping essential handbag turned out to be a breeding ground for bacteria, handbags surface covered with bacteria, especially up to the bottom of. Researchers in a self-focus on cleaning ladies handbag and found that the 1000 bacteria per square inch, health experts point out that every square inch more than 200 bacteria have been very dangerous.
Many women go shopping, shopping, going to the toilet when the bags into the bathroom, which is inevitably contaminated by bacteria. Some people do not wash hands with soap after using also cause itself with the human intestinal E. coli, dung monocytogenes have spread opportunity. E. coli and fecal cocci in the human body are required for normal flora, not the contrary, the harm. However, if the poor sanitary conditions, the spread of these flora continues to enter the body, it will cause the body flora, also affect health.
Doctors advise people, prevention handbag spread of bacteria, it is necessary to wash their hands, do not let other people fumble their handbag. Most bacteria can not survive in the sunlight for a long time exposure, 75% of medical alcohol can also be sterilized. However, ultraviolet radiation will accelerate the aging of the handbag, alcohol makes handbags gloss affected, so these two methods are not commonly used.