{"id":87431,"date":"2012-12-21T00:32:31","date_gmt":"2012-12-21T00:32:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.immortalitymedicine.tv\/neurology\/credit-card-germs-1-of-10-of-cards-has-fecal-bacteria.php"},"modified":"2024-08-17T18:54:11","modified_gmt":"2024-08-17T22:54:11","slug":"credit-card-germs-1-of-10-of-cards-has-fecal-bacteria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/neurology\/credit-card-germs-1-of-10-of-cards-has-fecal-bacteria.php","title":{"rendered":"Credit Card Germs: 1 of 10 of cards has fecal bacteria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here is what a Cleveland Clinic ID specialist has to say: \"You know all that money you're spending over the holidays? It's jam-packed with germs. So keep your hands clean and your credit cards wiped down. Avoid touching your eyes and mouth when out shopping.\"<\/p><p><b>What are the 8 germiest places in the mall?<\/b><\/p><p>The 8 germiest places in the mall, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2011\/11\/25\/health\/germiest-places-mall\/index.html?hpt=he_c2\">according to CNN<\/a>, are:<\/p><p>1. Restroom sinks<br>2. Food court tables<br>3. Escalator handrails<br>4. ATM keypads<br>5. Toy stores<br>6. Fitting rooms<br>7. Gadget shops<br>8. Makeup samples<\/p><p>The filthiest area in a restroom (and therefore in the whole mall) isn't the toilet handle or the doorknob - it's the sink. The sink area is a moist environment, so bacteria can survive longer there.<\/p><p>Researchers found food, E. coli, urine, mucus, feces, and blood on escalator handrails. Where there is mucus, you may also find cold and flu viruses. <\/p><p>Each key on an ATM contains, on average, 1,200 germs. Protect yourself: \"Knuckle\" ATM buttons.<\/p><p><b>References:<\/b><\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2011\/11\/25\/health\/germiest-places-mall\/index.html?hpt=he_c2\">The 8 germiest places in the mall<\/a>. CNN.<br><a href=\"http:\/\/casesblog.blogspot.com\/2007\/10\/12-germiest-places-in-america-according.html\">12 Germiest Places in America According to Health Magazine<\/a><\/p><div><p>Posted at <a href=\"http:\/\/casesblog.blogspot.com\/\">Clinical Cases and Images<\/a>. Stay updated and <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/CasesBlog\">subscribe<\/a>, follow us on <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/DrVes\">Twitter<\/a> and connect on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DrVes\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p><\/div><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.immortalitymedicine.tv\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/7e979f49ec_GRcB0OHpygE.\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" style=\"padding-left:10px; padding-right: 10px;\">Source:<br><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/CasesBlog\/~3\/GRcB0OHpygE\/credit-card-germs-1-of-10-of-cards-have.html\">http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/CasesBlog\/~3\/GRcB0OHpygE\/credit-card-germs-1-of-10-of-cards-have.html<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is what a Cleveland Clinic ID specialist has to say: \"You know all that money you're spending over the holidays? It's jam-packed with germs. So keep your hands clean and your credit cards wiped down. Avoid touching your eyes &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/neurology\/credit-card-germs-1-of-10-of-cards-has-fecal-bacteria.php\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"limit_modified_date":"","last_modified_date":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1246864],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-87431","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-neurology"],"modified_by":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87431"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=87431"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87431\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=87431"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=87431"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=87431"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}