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Health News The most common breeding ground for the common cold and various other viruses is the PC which most people use on a day to day basis within their workplace if regular office cleaning is not engaged. Research has found that they are the ideal breeding ground for Viruses and Bugs due our reluctance to clean our offices and PC's on a regular basis. Below are extract from reputable resources expanding on the issues we all encounter on a day to day basis within our office's. “When someone is infected with a cold or flu bug the surfaces they touch during the day become germtransfer points because some cold and flu viruses can survive on surfaces for up to 72 hours” "Without cleaning, a small area on your desk or phone can sustain millions of bacteria that could potentially cause illness." "Nobody ever cleans a desktop until they start sticking to it, from what we've found". "A lot of people eat and slop on their desks all the time so it basically turns into a bacteria cafeteria during the day, and that's one of the reasons you get a lot on your desktops." “The superhighways for bacteria are hands and the surfaces we touch” People regularly touch their faces whilst working on their computers. A quick look around the office will usually confirm this. This habit facilitates the transfer of bacteria from surfaces to parts of the body. "Viruses are transferred by our hands, especially cold viruses" http://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/12/13/cold.flu.desk/index.html Some computer keyboards harbour more harmful bacteria than a toilet seat, research has suggested.
Consumer group Which? said tests at its London offices found equipment carrying bugs that could cause food poisoning.
Out of 33 keyboards swabbed, four were regarded as a potential health hazard and one harboured five times more germs than one of the office's toilet seats.
Microbiologist Dr Peter Wilson said a keyboard was often "a reflection of what is in your nose and in your gut".
During the Which? tests in January this year, a microbiologist deemed one of the office's keyboards to be so dirty he ordered it to be removed, quarantined and cleaned.
It had 150 times the recommended limit for bacteria - five times as filthy as a lavatory seat tested at the same time, the research found.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/uk/7377002.stm
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