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shy
Crypt Keeper
 
Australia
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 Posted - 03 May 2004 : 10:16:35 AM
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Keyboards, computer mice and telephone dials are more infested with microbes than toilet seats, according to United States researchers.
The University of Arizona study recommends that office workstations be regularly disinfected since they can on average contain 400 times as many germs as a toilet seat.
The study by Charles Gerba, a University of Arizona microbiologist, found that telephones harboured up to 3,894 germs per square centimetre, keyboards 511 and computer mice 260.
The average office contains 3,249 germs per square centimetre.
"Desks are really bacteria cafeterias," he said.
"They are breakfast bars, lunch tables and everything else, as we spend more hours at the office.
"When someone is infected with a cold or flu bug, the surfaces they touch during the day become germ transfer points because some cold and flu viruses can survive on surfaces for up to 72 hours - an office can become an incubator."
US health officials last month warned about the dissemination of germs during the flu season.
Officials reminded Americans to cover their nose and mouth while sneezing, wash their hands regularly and use disinfectant swabs to clean their office desks.
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Jukama
Ghost
Australia
138 Posts |
Posted - 03 May 2004 : 1:33:45 PM
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Umm thanks for this Shy - I surf this site at work and now I think I'm gonna be sick 
~Nobody can be exactly like me. Sometimes even I have trouble doing it~
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Witchy Woman
Corpse
 
Australia
22 Posts |
Posted - 05 May 2004 : 11:54:20 AM
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This doesnt surprise me at all!
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Mazeppa
Zombie
 
USA
887 Posts |
Posted - 08 May 2004 : 07:49:37 AM
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Hmmmmm, computer virus takes on a new meaning. Think I will go spray my keyboard and telephone with Lysol now, and go study Howard Huges some more!
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Glasya-Labolas
Ghost
Australia
66 Posts |
Posted - 26 June 2004 : 09:52:30 AM
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i know my keyboard is dirty......realy dirty 
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UnknownLoser
Ghost
USA
167 Posts |
Posted - 05 July 2004 : 04:32:07 AM
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Blegh, There are pieces of diritos stuck under the keys of mine..My brother insists on eating whileist typeing..O.o
-UnknownLoser
Quote of the week:
"Death Bringith new death, the poison hath not yeild." 7/3/04
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Jukama
Ghost
Australia
138 Posts |
Posted - 05 July 2004 : 2:21:40 PM
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It's not the dirt on my keyboard that bothers me - the damn cat just did a crap in the kitty litter by the door and it's KILLING ME!!!!!
How can one cat smell so much is beyond me. Even breathing through my mouth doesn't help .... It's getting worse ... eyes watering .. lungs collapsing .... brain expiring in a cloud of shit ...I gotta go.
**Our ways are not your ways, and there shall be to you many strange things** |
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UnknownLoser
Ghost
USA
167 Posts |
Posted - 06 July 2004 : 01:25:54 AM
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Originally posted by Jukama
How can one cat smell so much is beyond me. Even breathing through my mouth doesn't help .... It's getting worse ... eyes watering .. lungs collapsing .... brain expiring in a cloud of shit ...I gotta go.
O.o You should try a new brand of kitty litter, Like freshsteps, or that one with the anti-smelling crystals in it..
-UnknownLoser
Quote of the week:
"Death Bringith new death, the poison hath not yeild." 7/3/04
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shy
Crypt Keeper
Australia
1877 Posts |
Posted - 17 July 2004 : 10:30:33 PM
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Originally posted by UnknownLoser
O.o You should try a new brand of kitty litter, Like freshsteps, or that one with the anti-smelling crystals in it..
I suppose a cat shyting outside is too much of a new concept for you still Jukama?
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shy
Crypt Keeper
Australia
1877 Posts |
Posted - 17 July 2004 : 10:30:35 PM
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Originally posted by UnknownLoser
O.o You should try a new brand of kitty litter, Like freshsteps, or that one with the anti-smelling crystals in it..
I suppose a cat shyting outside is too much of a new concept for you still Jukama?
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Mazeppa
Zombie
USA
887 Posts |
Posted - 18 July 2004 : 06:41:16 AM
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my advice (unwarranted) GET A 
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Iceheart
Undertaker / Pink Star Lover
 
Australia
1147 Posts |
Posted - 09 August 2004 : 2:41:57 PM
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lol - Jukama, kitty needs to learn how to make use of the great outdoors! My kitty has done the odd snap thats cleared the house of all living occupants! How the hell can something so cute and fluffy and innocent clear a house in a matter of moments!!!!
Foul bowls.
Back to keyboards and office desk equipment in general - it really is amazing how resilient the human body is to germs. With 3,249 germs per square centimetre in the office alone, its a wonder why we're not a all dead!
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Jukama
Ghost
Australia
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Posted - 18 August 2004 : 12:21:49 PM
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I have 2 cats that are indoors only - they have never ever been outside except for their one and only visit to the vets to get spayed. They usually don't stink as we keep the litter container nice and deep in fresh kitty litter but I changed their food - BIG mistake. I also have 2 indoor dogs (Jack Russells) and 2 outdoor dogs (Dobermann and X-cattledog) who would LOVE to eat indoor dogs and cats. Especially the Dobe who hates little dogs and all cats.
OK now back to keyboards .........
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Keyboards, phones 'dirtier than toilets' [p]
