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Ronald Klatz, M.D.:
As many as 50% of men won't wash their hands after going to the bathroom and 25% of women won't. Very, very scary.

Dr. Ronald Klatz, author of the book Infection Protection, says the University of Arizona published some research a few years ago…

They found that almost a third of the railings in public transportation, (in buses and subways) were infected with the same bacteria that is found in feces. That 25% of the seats in movie theaters were infected with E.Coli bacteria, which is the bacteria from feces. We just don't appreciate how much at risk we are simply by not washing our hands.

If that doesn't gross you out, next time you're in a restaurant watch the people who serve your food.

And it is frightening how many times people who are serving your dinner are touching their nose, rubbing their nose, sneezing.

Dr. Klatz says when you do wash your hands in a public restroom, always use a paper towel to open the door to get out because that doorknob has been touched by all those people who did not wash their hands. And always remember to wash under your fingernails.

Another weak point is that people don't dry their hands thoroughly. If you don't dry your hands thoroughly, what you're doing is you're allowing those bacteria to take a bath and to dry right back on your hands again.

At somethingyoushouldknow.net - I'm Mike Carruthers and that's Something You Should Know.