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[font size = 4]Why Using Toilet Seat Liners Is Basically Pointless
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/17/toilet-seat-liners-covers-pointless-bacteria-germs_n_5500416.html?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000063
Are you one of those people who always grabs a paper liner before sitting down on the loo? Surely, you do so to prevent catching a disease from someone else's, er, splashes that may be left on the toilet seat.
Well, turns out, those liners may have more to do with providing comfort and reassurance to the user than actually doing anything to prevent disease, says infectious disease specialist Dr. William Schaffner, M.D., a professor of preventive medicine at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
"Thats because toilet seats are not a vehicle for the transmission of any infectious agents -- you wont catch anything," Schaffner explains to HuffPost. Toilet seats were once thought to be a way of transmitting gastrointestinal or sexually transmitted infections, but that idea has since been refuted in research.
Basically, the reason why those liners exist is because of toilets' inherent "ick" factor, he says.
Well, turns out, those liners may have more to do with providing comfort and reassurance to the user than actually doing anything to prevent disease, says infectious disease specialist Dr. William Schaffner, M.D., a professor of preventive medicine at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
"Thats because toilet seats are not a vehicle for the transmission of any infectious agents -- you wont catch anything," Schaffner explains to HuffPost. Toilet seats were once thought to be a way of transmitting gastrointestinal or sexually transmitted infections, but that idea has since been refuted in research.
Basically, the reason why those liners exist is because of toilets' inherent "ick" factor, he says.
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But they keep fundies from getting pregnant (sarcasm) (Original Post)
ashling
Jun 2014
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hollysmom
(5,946 posts)1. I don't like to sit on a dirty seat, so I take out an alcohol wipe and use that to wipe the seat dow
some bathrooms are disgusting, I am aware I get to pick up germs, but I would prefer not to pick up creepy crawly things.
Another key thing is after washing hands, use a towel to open the door. Sometimes I just leave the bathroom and use a hand wipe outside the room.
magical thyme
(14,881 posts)2. There is some asshat at my customer service job who uses those
But is too precious to then throw it away. So she leaves her toilet liner for the next person to deal with. Nice. Not.