Computer keyboards havens for superbugs: study
Computer keyboards are havens for some nasty superbugs that can live nestled in among the keys for at least 24 hours, a new study finds.
The study led by epidemologist Dr. Gary Noskin finds that keyboards get easily contaminated by germs.
And that’s especially bad news for hospitals. There, these germs can take the form of antibiotic-resistant germs that can contaminate the hands of nurses or doctors and then are passed on to patients.
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