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A member asked:
How bad are germs on the bathroom lightswitch? my roommate's hygiene is not the greatest
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You probably don't: want to know. Germs are all around us. I am found of saying," That is why God gave us an immune system." so we can fight them off most of the time. I just read a study that looks at germs in the hospital & they found more germs on the elevator buttons than they did on the toilet seats. Practice good hand washing yourself, use common sense, and don't make yourself sick with worry about this.
Answered 12/13/2014
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