Here is the dirty truth about the airport security trays
Let's go: they are more difficult than the toilet seats.
You do not need me to tell you that the worst part of travel is the hassle of security. Here, having to disobreate and walk barefoot above the dirty floor, while putting all your possessions taken in safety trays and you get from the scanned body by a machine only for the capacities to be evil by giving you security. From your toothpaste is slightly greater than 3.4 ounces.
But now there is another reason to fear the whole process and germs should take note of it.
A new study published in the journalBMC Infectious Diseases determined that these plastic bins are absolutely mounted with disgusting bacteria.
Researchers at the University of Nottingham and the Finnish Health and Well-Being Institute collected three-hour surface and aerial samples from the 2005 and 2016 seasonal influenza period, in Helsinki airport and found that "surfaces tested, plastic security screening trays seemed to pose the highest potential risk."
Which means that these trash can have more germs than children's play areas, tactile kiosks, handrails and, yep, even toilets.
Half of the bins were found to carry a virus that can cause respiratory infections and another half carried a virus that could cause symptoms of influenza.
"We have found the highest frequency of respiratory viruses on plastic trays used in safety control areas to deposit luggage and personal objects transported by hand," reads the item. "These boxes generally cycloscaway a high frequency to subsequent passengers and are generally entered with a large palm surface and a strong adhesion."
To solve the problem, researchers recommend that airports offer a hand disinfectant to passengers through the safety checkpoint and disinfect the trays more frequently. But until they do, you should consider washing your hands after crossing the line and bring yourself a hand disinfecting bouquet.
For what is worth it, while the bins can be the most managed object of germs at the airport, it is not the only ones who can make you sick. A virus that can cause a current curle was found in half of the pharmacy payment terminal samples, in one third of the offices and glass dividers at the control of passports and in 67% of a plastic dog toy in the Games area for children.
The results led the researchers to conclude that airports are a risk area for a "emerging pandemic threat". So you know, no reason to panic or anything.
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