As you sink down onto a toilet seat used by hundreds of other people the same day, you might be wondering: how long do pathogens survive in bathrooms?
  • deergon@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    9 months ago

    tl;dr “Theoretically, yes [you can catch diseases from the toilet seat], but the risk is vanishingly low,” says Jill Roberts, a professor of public health and microbiology. Also covering seat in toilet paper doesn’t really work against germs.

  • scytale@piefed.zipEnglish
    2·
    9 months ago

    I carry a small bottle of 70% isopropyl alcohol so I can wipe down the toilet seat. Feels cleaner than just using a paper seat cover that shifts around.