Amount of bacteria/fungi found on an average pillow
What is 40 million yeast and mold counts, and up to 170 million bacteria! They are not always dangerous, but when you go and clean your clothes, throw in your pillowcase too. You'll be glad you did!
100
Number of species of bacteria that live in your mouth
What is over 500! And that's a healthy mouth, not a sick one.
100
Percent of dangerous bacteria found on treadmills
What is 1%. There are over 60,000 bacteria living on a treadmill, but not many are as dangerous as you might think. But always wipe down your machine once you're done!
100
Amount of bacteria present on a bathroom floor
What is 2 million bacteria. You'd better wear shoes, and wash your things/hands if you drop something in there! Even with how hard Jeannie cleans, nobody can get it cleaner!
100
Percent of Americans that wash their hands after sneezing or coughing
What is 51%- if you are sick, or you're around sick people, make sure to wash your hands regularly. Use hand sanitizer too, and especially do this before you eat anything!
200
Amount of sweat accumulated in bed sheets per night
What is 1 liter (1/3 gal!). Better think about that next laundry day... Also, if you're letting people sit on, sleep on, or "otherwise" use your bed, you're adding to the amount.
200
Amount of germs found on the average college students backpack
What is 60,000 per square inch! That's a lot of little buggers.
200
The percent of chairs with bacteria like E. coli on them
What is 70% of cafeteria and restaurant chairs have at least 17 different strains of bacteria living on them!
200
Amount of bacteria on a kitchen sink
What is 100,000 bacteria per square centimeter. Yikes.
200
Kissing spreads less germs than this
What is shaking hands. While we have lots of bacteria in our mouths, we touch way dirtier things, things with more dangerous bacteria!
300
Percent of contact lens cases that are contaminated by bacteria
What is 80%- to prevent this, clean them after each use and replace monthly.
300
Percent of handbags that are found with E. coli on them
What is 25%. That's 1 out of every 4 purses- wipe them down with antibacterial wipes or put them through the washer if you can!
300
Percent of remote controls that test positive for rhinovirus (common cold)
What is 50%. Better get that hand sanitizer ready!
300
Types of bacteria present on a dish sponge
What is influenza, E. coli, salmonella, and even MRSA is possible. A wet sponge is a perfect breeding spot for bacteria- and then you go and try to "clean" things with it! A drier sponge is a happier sponge.
300
Speed of a sneeze
What is 100 miles per hour! A sneeze can spread 5,000 droplets, spreading 10,000 bacteria over 12 feet!
400
Amount of time you should keep makeup for
What is 2 months. Bacteria accumulates in your makeup, since it touches your face/eyes/mouth and then goes back into a container. You should also wipe off your applicators, and sharing makeup could put you at greater risk of infection.
400
Number of bacteria that can be on a cell phone
What is 10-50 MILLION bacteria- cellphones are warm and touch your hands/bag/face many times throughout the day.
400
Comparison of dirtiness between desks and public toilet seats (which is dirtier and by how much?)
What is 400x dirtier. Desks don't get cleaned as often (this includes your personal desk!) and tend to accumulate more bacteria.
400
Distance toilet water can reach when flushed
What is 3-6 feet. That means that whatever was flushed (let's not think about that) can touch surfaces that far away! More important in a bathroom like at home with no stall, but still gross.
400
Portion of salt and pepper shakers that are contaminated by bacteria
What is 50%, at least. Used often, but barely cleaned.
500
Percent of staph bacteria found on fridge handles in college rooms
What is 13%, and 37% had fecal contamination and other bacteria! Wiping down your fridge handles can help you and your roommate stay healthy!
500
Amount of microbes (bacteria, fungi, viruses) on your body
What is 100 trillion (100,000,000,000,000) microbes, weighing 2 lbs!
500
Number of germs found on a computer keyboard
What is 3,295 germs per square inch- keyboards in computer labs are touched by so many students a day, and who knows if someone is sick, just sneezed, didn't wash their hands after using the bathroom... That's 60x dirtier than a public toilet seat!
500
Amount of bacteria in each load of laundry
What is 100 million E. coli! There is 0.1 g of fecal matter in each pair of underwear, leading to that many E. coli bacteria per load. And don't think that it's clean coming out of the washer- bacteria doesn't get killed til it gets out of the dryer!
500
Amount of bacteria that can be found on a water fountain
What is 62,000-2.7 million bacteria. That's quite a range!