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Putting the toilet-seat lid down may not prevent the
of germs and viruses. A recent
dispels this supposition. A
of microbiologists from the USA conducted
on the aerial activity of
after a toilet is flushed. The scientists said there was little
in how germs spread,
of whether the lid was up or down. Dr Charles Gerba has studied pathogens for nearly five
. He said: "All that air when you flush goes
, and it carries the viruses that are in the toilet bowl out of it." He said a flush contaminates
areas.
