Forensic Science Technician published a list of the 50 Germiest Places in the World. We broke the items out into categories for easy comparison.
Personal / Household
As we have posted before, the kitchen sink is typically the germiest place in the house.
- Kitchen sinks
- Underwear
- Purses and handbags
- Wet laundry
- Keyboards
- Cell phones
- Kitchen sponges
- Bath tubs & shower curtains
- Vacuum cleaner bags
- Beds
- Money
- Soap (especially bars)
- The human mouth
Public
When you leave the house, don’t touch anything. And wash your hands.
- Portable toilets
- Door handles
- Outdoor music festivals
- Playgrounds
- Hotel linens and towels
- Keyboards
- Communal office equipment (staplers, copiers, etc.)
- Schools
- Airplane bathrooms
- Water parks
- Healthcare facilities
- Nursing homes
- Zoos
- ATM machines
- Dumpsters
- Public transportation
- Gym equipment
Cities / International Locations
Most of these places are not popular travel destinations, but a couple are. If you go to Ireland, don’t kiss the Blarney Stone. Thousands of other tourists just kissed it before you.
- The Blarney Stone
- Baku, Azerbaijan
- Ganges River
- Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Antananarivo, Madagascar
- Oscar Wilde’s grave
- Port au Prince, Haiti
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- Mumbai, India
- Baghdad, Iraq
- Almaty, Kazakhstan
- Brazzaville, Congo
Places you probably never go
Unless you work in one of these industries, it is unlikely you will come in direct contact with these places. Hopefully.
- Slaughterhouses
- Monkey cages
- Landfills
- Fish farm lakes
- Sewers
- Waste treatment ponds
- Murder/suicide scenes
- Farms
HT: Kaivac
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