Drinking tea and coffee at work can help you cope with stress while warming your heart. Drinking tea and coffee in the office makes the day pass much faster. However, studies have found that these drinks at work can be dangerous to health. British scientists have found insects spread via feces, often on kettles, refrigerator doorknobs, coffee makers and microwave knobs.
THEY CAN’T WASH THEIR HANDS ENOUGH AFTER THE TOILET
A microbiologist from the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM), principal investigator Dr. Adam Roberts said the results showed that people “did not wash their hands thoroughly or at all after going to the toilet.” “The potential knock-on effect of this is that someone who is more susceptible to infection may be at risk of getting sick if they touch the same surfaces.”
ALSO IN DAILY ITEMS
Swabs taken from communal kitchen areas and construction worker areas in office areas found several different strains of bacteria found in everyday items, including Escherichia coli (E.coli). E.coli is a common bacterium that can cause a number of gastrointestinal diseases such as diarrhea and urinary tract infections (UTIs).
THE MOST AFFECTED PART DOOR HANDLE
Pseudomonas, which is often associated with respiratory infections such as pneumonia, was also discovered in these three substances. Klebsiella, a fecal microbe that can also cause pneumonia, was found in almost all 11 kitchen items.
Microbiologists also reported how each item was filled with fungi, and refrigerator doorknobs were among the worst affected.
Dr Adam added: “Still, the simple way to minimize this risk is to practice as good hand hygiene as possible.”
Thara Raj, Warrington’s director of public health, who led the research, said: “Fridge doorknobs, coffee makers and kettles seemed to be the places with the most bacteria, and these are all items we’ll probably touch several times a day.”
THERE ARE BACTERIA YOU CAN’T SEE IN THE PLACES YOU THINK CLEAN
“The most important thing to remember is that these bacteria are completely invisible to the naked eye. So even though these products look clean, they can actually host many different microbes.
CLOSE CONTACT CAN CAUSE VIRUS TRANSMITTION
This comes at a time when norovirus cases are at their highest in more than a decade. Norovirus can spread very easily, and you can get it by coming into close contact with some people who have it. Touching your mouth after touching surfaces or objects that have the virus on them can also cause you to contract the virus.