Awaz Apni LONDON: Mobile phones are writhing bug factories that can harbour 18 times more bacteria than a flush handle in a men's toilet, a new study shows. With iPhone 4 fever about to hit Melbourne, a researcher who swabbed 30 mobiles found at least seven had unacceptably high levels of bacteria. The results point to potentially poor hygiene among millions of mobile phone users that could result in stomach upsets, or worse. "The levels of potentially harmful bacteria on one mobile were off the scale," said UK hygiene expert Jim Francis. "That phone needs sterilising." The microscopic nasties ranged from enterobacteria, a group of bacteria that includes bugs such as salmonella, to food poisoning bugs e.coli and staphylococcus aureus. Even if a phone owner is scrupulously clean, beating the bacteria may not be so simple. Handing your phone to others so they can view holiday snaps or marvel at a cool new iPhone app is an invitation fo...
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