27-01-2017 16:31 via theguardian.com

The dirtiest things in your home – in data

A new study has sought out the grubbiest places in average British households – and its findings will surprise youTeaching children to wash their hands properly could help stop the spread of infection and thereby limit the use of antibiotics, UK medicines watchdog the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) advised this week. Bacteria are, of course, all around. Many of them are essential and harmless, but there are also those that can cause us to become ill. Continue read
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