Posted on 04/03/2020 8:18:44 AM PDT by Red Badger
Topline: While scientists have warned that COVID-19 can be spread by fecal-oral transmission (hence the importance of post-bathroom hand washing) the disease can also be spread through what is known as "aerosolized feces" which means that it's more important than ever to close the lid of the toilet while flushing, according to experts.
Because of a phenomenon known as toilet plume, stool or urine can escape from the toilet into the air and spread disease, according to the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology.
Qingyan Chen, Purdue’s James. G. Dwyer Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University, told Forbes there’s one “very easy way to help prevent the spread of coronavirus: “Close the lid and then flush.”
80% of particles that escape from fecal matter into the air can be prevented by closing the lid when flushing, Chen told Forbes.
To avoid getting COVID-19 when using a public bathroom you should wash your hands, then flush (using gloves or paper towel to avoid contact with the handle) to minimize contamination period—and wait one to two minutes to use a public bathroom after someone has finished, says Chen.
The danger of fecal-oral transmission is higher for symptomatic people, so if you share a bathroom with a COVID-19 positive individual, disinfect the entire washroom with alcohol or ultraviolet light between uses, Chen also advises.
A study from the City University of Hong Kong found that: “A toilet flush can release up to 80,000 polluted droplets and leave them suspended a metre in the air for hours if the lid is left up,” according to the South China Morning Post.
(Excerpt) Read more at forbes.com ...
Who doesn’t do this already?
Next they will be telling us we cannot use our personal shopping bags and will have to start using some sort of disposable single-use bags. / s
What about COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENT TOILETS? THEY DON’T HAVE LIDS!...................
Public/workplace toilets typically don’t have lids.
There’s a lid?..Who knew..
Reusable shopping bags = Salmonella Sacks....................
What is worse:flushing with the lid up? Or touching the toilet to put the lid down?
“””Who doesn’t do this already?””””””””””
Every guy ever and some chicks.
Good idea: lifting the lid out of respect for the ladies.
Bad idea: leaving it up out of respect for the guys.
I use my shoe covered foot......................
Another risk factor for that particular sociological sub-group that shall not be named.
Most that I see don’t have a lid, only a seat.
I wonder how prisons will deal with this.
If I leave the seat up at home I get an earful when Mrs. Badger goes in......................
So if you cut a rude fart, does that count..??
LOL!..........No lids!................
Well, I guess the women finally won. We’ll have to keep the lid down from now on.
Effluent is effluent................
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