Playing cellphones in the toilet is not good for health, you know!

Currently, HP has become an object that cannot be separated from everyday life. No exception when you want to go to the toilet. Many people play cellphones in the toilet, whether it's listening to music, browsing, take the call, reply chat or e-mail, or just checking social media. However, do you know if this one habit is actually dangerous?

Why is playing cellphone in the toilet not good for health?

One of the easiest ways of disease transmission is through touch. This is because hands are one of the most comfortable homes for bacteria, germs and viruses that cause disease. About 5 thousand bacteria inhabit your hands at all times. Therefore, the touch of the hand, either directly with another person's skin or holding an object, can be a means of spreading bacteria.

Mobile is an extension of your hand. Bacteria and germs that have been on your hands all day long can move to the surface of your cellphone. The bathroom itself is a bacteria field. Starting from the rinse lever (flush), door handles, water faucets, to the toilet seat, all contain bacteria. Holding onto these objects and then continuing to hold the phone as you complete the "bathroom stuff" can transfer bacteria to your phone.

Moreover, when you flush the toilet, the toilet water will mix with the remaining substances of urine and feces that can be splashed up to 2 meters in any direction. One gram of human waste can contain a trillion germs. The water splashes will evaporate and the bacteria it carries will stick to the surface of your cellphone without you even knowing it. They can also creep into your hands even after you wash your hands, because after washing your hands you will definitely return to holding the phone. Imagine how many bacteria that you carry from your cellphone combine with bacteria that have been living on your hands for a long time?

Maybe you won't eat right after from the shower, but bacteria that stick to the surface of your cellphone will easily transfer your hands to other objects that you are holding, outside the bathroom. It is not impossible if these bacteria enter your food. The reason is, almost everyone must have played cellphones while eating - just to check the timeline or reply e-mail the boss.

What can be done to prevent exposure to bacteria from cellphones

Researchers at the University of Arizona found that playing cellphones on the toilet is known to carry as much as ten times more bacteria than toilet seats. A study published in the journal Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials found that 95 percent of health care workers' HPs are known to be exposed to bacteria. Even some of them have the potential to cause infections, such as staph bacterial infections.

To reduce your chances of being infected with a disease from the habit of playing cellphones in the toilet, there are a number of things you need to pay attention to and do, namely:

1. Wash hands

Washing hands is an easy thing to do but unfortunately it is rarely practiced. Even once it is practiced, many people do not do hand washing techniques properly. In fact, with proper hand washing, the risk of spreading germs can be reduced. If you are in an urgent situation and there are really no other options for washing your hands, you can use a hand sanitizer.

2. Routinely clean the cellphone

Don't let the fun of playing cellphones make you forget to keep this electronic device clean. As explained above, your cellphone is a hotbed of bacteria and germs that can increase the risk of infection. That is why it is important for you to care for and maintain the cleanliness of your cellphone yourself.

Ideally, you can clean with alcohol or antiseptic liquid, but considering your cellphone is one of the expensive electronic devices, you have to use another method. Instead, you can clean your cellphone using a soft clean cloth every day. Or if necessary, consider using a special cleaner for your screen or your HP device as a whole.