Your keyboard could INFECT you!
By Pitstop
@pitstop (15551)
Australia
May 14, 2008 9:19pm CST
Yup - you heard it right. You're keyboard is a great source of infection and bacteria and could make you sick! While most healthy people wash off these bacteria (including MRSA) if it gets into your bady it can cause serious illness
Read these two articles (There are plenty more:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/04/11/health/webmd/main687200.shtml
http://www.safetyissues.com/magazine/2005/4/cybr_keyboardBacteria.htm
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@LCplHitman (210)
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15 May 08
this is where computers in workplaces and schools are so risky - you cannot guarantee that everyone keeps themselves clean, and takes basic hygenic measures. It's still a bit of a surprise to hear that my OWN personal keyboard could do this.
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@murtagh92 (182)
• United States
15 May 08
oooo, wow! thanx for the warning...i mean, i knew there were bacteria everywhere, it's kind of unavoidable, but i never knew that bacteria on ur keyboard could be so harmful!! its unbelievable....
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