Bacteria and diseases on public touch screens

When you are planning to travel, particularly abroad this year, avoiding a touchscreen seems inevitable. Touchscreens have become part of our lives, and in the days when these would become our very life, we knew nothing back then. Recent technological advances have made life simpler and easier for us, but in some way or another, they have also made us vulnerable.

Touchscreens are a necessity

These screens have begun to revolve around our everyday lives, from going to movies to ordering food to checking in at the airport to boarding, everything is now done via touchscreens. Also inflight activities are monitored like this now. Nevertheless, those touchscreens that get a lot of focus are often vulnerable to developing different bacteria and other germs.

Where one may think how simple it has become to perform everyday tasks, the amount of germs present on one of these screens may also be considered. When you communicate with a public touchscreen, you don't know who's hands you are holding and this may also account for one of the reasons why you get sick after or during travel.

Bacteria accumulation

On such touchscreens, bacteria that are known to cause infections have been detected. One research indicates that on airport control screens, approximately more than 200,000 kinds of colony-forming bacteria have been identified. Most of these bacteria are produced in the stomach, mouth, throat, and feces of humans. Several reports have also pointed to the presence of bacteria on touchscreens in food stores and hospitals.

Therefore, short germs are all over us and their spread could be propagated by the use of public touchscreens. How can anyone defend themselves from these germs lurking about, then? The best defense against this virus is also the practice of good hand washing technique.

Maintain hand hygiene

Now how does one make sure he/she has clean hands free of germs because from naked eyes no one can see germs? Identifying the touch points and removing them is the concept. For example, if you know that you touched a pole when riding in the subway, then you can believe that you have germs on your hands now and should use the prescribed hand sanitizer to sanitize your hands immediately.

However, the general advice is to wash your hands with soap and water for 20 seconds, but even though you have soap, you do not have access to water while you are out and about, such as in travel. Only alcohol-based hand sanitizers seem to be the appropriate choice, and it is well known that such sanitizers are successful in killing a large number of germs.

Cleaning those screens with suitable cleaning products will be another way. You may still ask for cleaning directions from the manufacturer and then follow through. Following this regime helps you not only protect yourself, but also those around you, especially because of the recent outbreak of COVID-19 coronavirus.

So these are some of the tips for eliminating bacteria in public while working with touchscreens. You can let us know if you still have any questions. We're going to be more than happy to support you.