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Hygiene in public toilets Which cabin is usually the cleanest
Many people try to avoid visiting public toilets wherever possible. After all, you do not know who used the toilets, how intensively they were cleansed, and which pathogens might lurk there. But sometimes it has to be easy. A scientist explains how to find the most hygienic cabin.
Unhygienic conditions in public toilets
Visiting a public restroom is often not pleasant. Not every quiet place is cleaned regularly and well enough. This is not only disgusting, but sometimes also harmful to health. However, less than is often suspected. Health experts, for example, point out that because of STDs, there is little need to worry about toilet-gum infections. Nevertheless, hygiene is especially important when visiting the toilet. A scientist from the USA now has a special tip: He explains where the cleanest toilet cubicle is usually located.
Not all public toilets make such a clean impression as here. An expert explains how to find the cleanest cabin even in less hygienic circumstances. (Image: denboma / fotolia.com) Which cabin is the cleanest?
When you visit a public toilet, the question arises which cabin is probably the cleanest. Although you can get a quick impression in which you open several doors, but also only superficial cleanliness can be assessed.
It is probably better to get an explanation from the doctor. To take Mehmet Oz from Columbia University in New York to heart. On the "Sharecare" Internet platform, the expert explains which cabin should be used to prevent possible infections.
"According to experts, people tend to skip the first cabin for a little more privacy," says Oz.
"Since the first cabin is the least used, it's the least bacteria. Instead of skipping the first cubicle, it should be chosen to avoid possible infections. "
The most important hygiene rules
The car closest to the front door does not always have to be the busiest.
Years ago, Nicholas Christenfeld of the University of California, San Diego, in a scientific article, reported on an experiment on toilet-choice habits, showing that more people used the medium-sized toilets (60 percent) than the marginal ones (40 percent) ).
In order to reach the result, all toilet cubicles were provided with the same amount of toilet paper and then measured the consumption.
How often or rarely a toilet is visited or how much toilet paper is used there, but of course does not generally say anything about the hygienic conditions.
In principle, every visitor to a public toilet should pay attention to adequate cleanliness. Washing hands is the most important hygiene rule. (Ad)