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 ...
I am sick of all of this. What next? So how do we know the food is safe at drive thrus or carryout? How about we all wrap ourselves is plastic until Hillary’s buddy Fauchi says we can unwrap?
Probably for handicapped?..................
A believer of what???
Sounds like a perfect Democrat....................
“Another risk factor for that particular sociological sub-group that shall not be named.”
They will not either. I have already read gays are getting hard hit not sure if true or not as many are already compromised with hiv.
Why bother at home?
We will all be fitted with madatory ostomy bags.................
No sh*t?
Glad I got my Mechanical Engineering degrees before all the professors were Chinese.
I never put the lid down. How do you know if it all went down with those new 1/2 gallon flush epa toilets?
Don’t give them any ideas.
Chuck schumer coming out of his hole. ..
https://youtu.be/cnFcMXxf40g
Do a mercy flush (do initial flush after pooping while seated). Solves the problem of no lid, and it is considerate of everyone else around you.
A believer in flushing with the lid down.
Covid-19 is the pneumonia disease caused by the SARS-COV-2 virus. Covid-19 does not spread, the virus does.
Whoever wrote this is a rookie.
Some guy in prison came up with this so that they'll let him out.
Low flush liberals hit the hardest because they have to flush 5 times.
Whoever wrote this is a journalist...................
Science and Biology are not required in Journalism skoolz..................
Neither is math or engineering..................
Yes, and shower after defecation whenever it is possible. In most homes, the toilet is near a shower. It’s an easy habit to form and doesn’t take much time.
Urinate in a urinal (which, by the way, requires standing in the filthiest place on earth) that has no lid. Don't flush? Or, flush and splash?
Gimme a break. I'll do the best I can with what I've got. My hands are already dry from washing them 20 times a day.
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