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Germiest Places in America (Health.com)

Germiest Places in America - Health.com finds the Germiest Places in America are as close as your kitchen sink! Bring on the portable hand sanitizer!!!

1. Kitchen Sink - "500,000 bacteria per square inch in the drain."

2. Airport Bathrooms - Often traces of E. coli or fecal bacteria on the faucets and door handles; "volcanic flush on commode tends to spew particles into the air, coating the floor and walls with, well, whatever had been swirling around in there. "

3. Load of Wet Laundry - Wash whites with bleach (not the color-safe type; it doesn’t pack the same punch), which kills 99.99 percent of bugs.

4. School Water Fountains - 62,000 to 2.7 million bacteria per square inch on the spigot.

5. Shopping Cart Handles - Saliva. Bacteria. Fecal matter. Use store disinfectant or bring your own whic is "shown to kill nearly 100 percent of germs."

6. ATM Machines - More gunk on buttons than most public-bathroom doorknobs.

7. Your Handbag - Think petry dish. Most had tens of thousands of bacteria on the bottom and a few were overrun with millions.

8. Playgrounds - Children tend to ooze bodily fluids and then spread them around.

9. Mats and machines at health clubs - Use your own yoga mat and bring disinfectant spray with you to the gym.

10. Your Bathtub - The place where you wash off germs, bacteria and viruses is also a wet breeding ground for them. Dry your tub after scrubbing and scouring to prevent bacteria from surviving. Soap scum is a breeding ground for germs.

11. Your Office Phone - 25,000 germs per square inch! Wipe your entire desk, phone, mouse and keyboard with a disinfectant at least once per day.

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