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Commercial toilets emit energetic and rapidly spreading aerosol plumes (2022)

by wjb3 on 8/16/24, 8:08 PM with 1 comments

  • by wjb3 on 8/16/24, 8:08 PM

    The bottom line: When you flush the toilet, there is an invisible aerosolized plume that spews any pathogen residing in the bowl into the air. While it is theoretically possible to become infected, more so when someone with a highly contagious disease has previously used the toilet, it is unlikely in most cases.

    https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/can-you-get-sick-fr...