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Keyboards are Havens for Super Bugs

Posted by timothy on from the mine-certainly-are dept.

Techguy666 writes "Gee, this is a suprise. Researchers have found that keyboards harbor bacteria and super-germs. This is particularly interesting this time because this research noted that there is a lot of computer use in hospitals and they're finding it really difficult to sterilize them."

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  1. Re:excessive cleaning leads to disease?? by Troed · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Accept dust. Use water for cleaning - other agents sparingly. Allow kids to be dirty. Don't shower every day (!) ... stuff like that. It has nothing to do with eating yesterday's pig heart blood off a plate - and nothing in my comments have implied that either.

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    it's in my head