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  2. Toilet plume - Wikipedia

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    Aerosol droplets produced by flushing the toilet can mix with the air of the room, [8] larger droplets will settle on surfaces or objects creating fomites (infectious pools) before they can dry, like on a counter top or toothbrush; [7] [10] and can contaminate surfaces such as the toilet seat and handle for hours, which can then be contacted by hands of the next user of that toilet. [3]

  3. Video shows how far germs travel when flushing toilet - AOL

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    How toilet water sprays when we flush - carrying potentially deadly germs into the air - has been revealed in a series of experiments.Scientists say the 'invisible plume' - containing microscopic ...

  4. Are there health risks to using public toilets? Here’s what ...

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    In short, the best thing you can do to avoid germs in public bathroom is to minimize your contact with high-touch areas such as flush handles, toilet seats and faucet taps (or at least avoid ...

  5. The One Bathroom Habit Infectious Disease Experts Are ... - AOL

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  6. Fomite - Wikipedia

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    Contact with aerosolized virus (large droplet spread) generated via talking, sneezing, coughing, or vomiting, toilet flushing & produced toilet plume [19] or contact with airborne virus that settles after disturbance of a contaminated fomite (e.g. shaking a contaminated blanket). During the first 24 hours, the risk can be reduced by increasing ...

  7. Charles P. Gerba - Wikipedia

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    In the bathroom, a flushed toilet with the seat up will spray germs into the air and disperse them throughout a room through a toilet plume. [ 1 ] In January 2024 after 50 years of research on Toilet Plume, Charles Gerba and his team finally settled the age old debate of: Lid Up or Lid Down when you flush.

  8. Can you get coronavirus through a cut, sneezed-on salad or ...

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    The longer Americans stay vigilant about the new coronavirus, the more concerns emerge about how to stop its spread. Can you get coronavirus through a cut, sneezed-on salad or toilet flush? Skip ...

  9. Flush toilet - Wikipedia

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    A flush toilet (also known as a flushing toilet, water closet (WC); see also toilet names) is a toilet that disposes of human waste (i.e., urine and feces) by collecting it in a bowl and then using the force of water to channel it ("flush" it) through a drainpipe to another location for treatment, either nearby or at a communal facility.