“That devices can be a source of disease transmission is not
a subject of debate anymore,” said a disease specialist studying the
persistence of bacteria on iPads. Much like Sami and I thought during our in
class microbe experiment, cell phones are being proven to be one of the
dirtiest things we touch throughout the day. Think about it. They go with us
everywhere. We touch them constantly. They are taken into public, school,
friend’s, and our personal restrooms, lent to snot-faced toddlers to keep them quiet during church, passed
around to share photos, and pressed against sweaty skin in gyms. We touch our
cell phones more than we touch anything else during the day, and take into
consideration how often you wash your hands. Even if you wash your hands after
the restroom, how often do you wash your hands after you touch your cell phone
before you eat? It’s really quite revolting.
When reading this article, I was somewhat surprised how
little time the author spent on the germy nastiness. The article was quite
clearly more focused on how to clean your devices than what you will actually
be cleaning off of them. She talks about how not only is it important to stay
healthy, but she zooms in more on how it’s important to maintain the resale
value. Personally, I would’ve rather heard much more about what I’m constantly
touching and putting up to my face, vs. how much my phone will be worth if I
keep it’s screen clean. “People don’t want any marks or grime on their devices.”
I don’t think the author did a fair job of teaching us the kinds of things this
grime actually has and why it’s super beneficial to steer clear of it. If she’s
trying to convince us to clean our phones, she would’ve been more effective
describing the accumulation of crap on our phones, “that is worse than what is on the bottom
of [our] shoes.”
Something to think about; this is the crap found on this phone…look at the difference in cell phone types…imagine what are on ours considering they are not only used for making calls anymore, but played with constantly….? Ew.
Picture: http://www.wormsandgermsblog.com/2010/07/articles/diseases/test-subcategory/biohazardous-cell-phones/
Information: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/02/technology/personaltech/cleaning-the-mobile-germ-warehouse.html?_r=0
