Most People Forget To Wash Their Hands After Touching These 3 Things – And It's A Problem

If you get sick all the time, this could be one of the reasons.

Senior Reporter, Work/Life

Every day, we use our hands to pick up packages, hug friends, make calls – and touch disease-carrying germs.

“Most gastrointestinal and respiratory infections spread when contaminated hands touch your eyes, nose or mouth,” said Dr. Supriya Rao, a gastroenterologist.

Spraying our hands immediately with hand sanitiser can make all the difference in whether you get a cold the following week.

But first, you need to know which surfaces carry the most germs. The grossest surfaces are never quite what we think. Here are the three biggest culprits most people overlook, according to germ experts:

Every time you check out a purchase at the supermarket or coffee shop, you are likely tapping a pin pad on a payment terminal to check out what you bought. But this surface has been touched dozens of times by other grimy........

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