Modern toilet design in general is equipped with a cover, but often people just shut it down after actually use. When flushing the dirt, many are doing it in the condition of the toilet lid is still open.
Not many are aware, this habit can make the germs that come from human waste poured into the air to a height of 10 inches or 25 cm above the surface of the toilet. If inhaled or attached to other objects, the bacteria can cause diarrhea.
In a study at Leeds Teaching Hospital, the scientists found C.difficile bacteria concentrations in the air rises to the bathroom 90 minutes after the toilet flushed. The bacteria is one of the bacteria in human feces that can cause diarrhea.
The highest increase occurred shortly after the toilet flushed in the closing conditions are still open. Within the next 60 minutes, the concentration of bacteria decreased 8-fold, but still detectable despite only 3-fold lower in the 90th minute.
Although the study was conducted at the hospital, the scientists say that the spread of bacteria when flushing the toilet can happen anywhere. At home for example, bacteria that can jump landed on toilet paper and even often found perched on a toothbrush.
"It's exciting. Just remember, always close the toilet before flushing or flush and do not forget to wash your hands afterward," the message to the researchers who reported the findings in the Journal of Hospital Infection, as quoted by ABC News, Tuesday ( 1 / 3 /2012).
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