Contents:
- Germs spread easily through habits ...
- 1. Biting the nail or pen tip
- 2. Open something using teeth
- 3. Sneeze and cough close using your palm
- 4. Let strands of tangled hair on the comb
- 5. Blow birthday candles
Even though you have diligently washed your hands and bathed twice a day, in fact you might still spread germs in ways that are totally unexpected. Try checking, how many of these five habits do you like to do - whether conscious or unconscious?
Germs spread easily through habits ...
Before finding out what are trivial things that can spread disease, first know what the supporting risk factors are.
First is your hand. Yes! Even though it looks clean and fragrant, your hands are a "residential land" that is ideal for bacteria. At least there are approximately 5,000 bacteria living in your hands at all times.
The second is objects around you. All objects around you that even appear to be very clean are still likely to be intermediaries for disease transmission. Germs, both those in the form of bacteria, viruses, and fungal spores are basically always flying in the air and can land on any surface.
All kinds of microscopic creatures can survive on inanimate surfaces for at least 6 hours to 7 days at room temperature. When you touch the surface of an object, they will automatically move to the hands, reported from Web MD.
Furthermore, you unconsciously touch your face, rub your eyes, wipe your lips, and do other things that have the potential to spread germs to other body parts. Hiyy ... sounds awful, huh?
Hay ... which habits do you like to do?
1. Biting the nail or pen tip
Your friends, coworkers, or even yourself who like to bite your nails when you're stressed? It's not just nails that are the target of "snacks", but also the tip of a pencil or pen.
Even though it looks like the nail or pencil is clean, you don't know how many millions of germs live there. The person who subsequently borrowed your pen also took part in the ration of bacteria because he did not know that the stationery was used to be bitten.
In addition, the hobby of biting your nails, pens, or pencils, has the potential to cause injuries that risk increasing the risk of infection. In other words, your chances of getting an illness are even greater.
2. Open something using teeth
Many people prefer to open plastic packaging or bottles using teeth instead of having to bother looking for scissors.
Even though it not only risks damaging the teeth, it also has the chance to spread the germs that had been attached to the object so it gets into your mouth.
At the same time, the bacteria that lives in your mouth also move to the packaging so that it can still spread to other people who are involved in holding the packaging.
3. Sneeze and cough close using your palm
You may reflexively close your mouth using both hands when coughing or sneezing, rather than not being closed at all and finally being said to be dirty by people around.
It is precisely this method that will mediate the rapid spread of germs. By covering your mouth with your palm, you unconsciously move bacteria from your palm to someone else when you touch or shake hands.
The germ that has just moved into your hand will also move again to the objects that you touch next. The spread of germs can be even wider.
Well, you should start making it a habit to bring a tissue or handkerchief to cover your mouth. If you are trapped, turn your face into the folds of your elbows or inner arms when you feel like coughing or sneezing. Then every time you cough or sneeze, always wash your hands thoroughly.
4. Let strands of tangled hair on the comb
After combing, you will definitely see a few strands of hair fall between the comb teeth. Hey ... how often do you clean the comb? Dirty comb is the cause of damaged hair that is often underestimated.
Actually, not only hair loss lodges in your favorite comb. The rest of hair care products, scalp oil, and dead skin cells, also "migrate" there and become food for bacteria that have previously been on the surface of the comb.
When you comb again every time, all of these things will return to your hair and damage the beauty of your crown.
Ideally, you need to diligently clean and wash your combs at least once a month.
5. Blow birthday candles
A study published in the Journal of Food Research, found new facts that are fairly unique. When you blow out a birthday candle that stands upright on the cake, then the number of bacteria found on the surface of the cake will increase to even 1,400 percent!
Although rare cases of transmission of the disease blow out birthday candles, there is still the possibility of spreading germs when they are eaten.
