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Towels can cause infections
Infections & Diseases spread by towels
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List of Infectious diseases - FitLinxx
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Use bath towels ONCE. Don't use anyone else's towel. Towels are great breeding grounds and/or retainers of all kinds of stuff, especially skin surface critters. – Lymphomation.Org
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MRSA is usually transmitted by direct skin-to-skin contact or contact with shared items or surfaces that have come into contact with someone else's infection (e.g., towels, used bandages). – Ypsilanti Public Schools
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Color code hand and bath towels. "This way everyone has their one color so family members don't swap towels and viruses, " says Neil Schachter, MD, medical director of respiratory care at Mount Sinai in New York City, and the author of The Good Doctor's Guide to Colds and Flu. "If people are burrowing their faces in towels, they are doing more than drying off, they are depositing germs." If you don't want to color-code, use a waterproof magic marker on white towels, so every family member knows which one is theirs, he suggests.
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Chlamydia as well as all bacteria are pretty resilient when it comes to survival outside the human body, sharing a towel can transfer the bacteria. - Chlamydia-help.
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Cold sores are contagious. If you have an active cold sore, you can easily spread it to others. Kissing or sharing the same cup can cause it to spread. Sharing a towel or toothbrush are just a few of the many ways this virus gets spread. - Associatedcontent.com
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While trichomoniasis is usually passed sexually, it may be picked up from contact with damp or moist objects such as towels, wet clothing, or a toilet seat, if the genital area gets in contact with these damp or moist objects. - www.4woman.gov
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Indirect contact transmission occurs when the disease-causing organism is transmitted from the reservoir to a susceptible host by means of a inanimate carrier called a fomite, which can be a towel, drinking cup, or eating utensils. Hepatitis and AIDS epidemics can occur when contaminated syringes serve as fomites among intravenous drug users. - science.jrank.org
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The virus that causes molluscum is spread from person to person by touching the affected skin. The virus may also be spread by touching a surface with the virus on it, such as a towel, clothing, or toys. - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Infectious Diseases
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What can you do at home to help soothe impetigo? Keep the affected areas clean and covered, which should help prevent any further infection. Don’t share towels, clothing, or bed linens and wash them separately from your other clothing in hot water. – SkinCare-News.com
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Shared cloth towels can transmit infectious diseases - SATILLA COMMUNITY SERVICES
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Remember to take a towel with you when you go to the gym. Sharing someone's towel also means you are sharing any health problems they may have, such as pubic lice or penile warts. – Netfit.co.uk
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Using a towel for feet after walking barefoot, then moving the same towel to the rest of your body also can open a door to infection. Sharing a towel is a nono, as is using the same towel on your feet (and body) that you use to wipe down equipment at the gym. – NWI.Com, Health Focus
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Studies show shared towels can spread staph bacteria, says Stuart Levy, M.D., president of the Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics.
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Surprisingly, the doctors found that many hospitals and clinics also use common towels. And some of the hospital bugs were the deadliest of all staphylococci—the strains that are resistant to most forms of penicillin and many other antibiotics. Among the worst places was a maternity ward, where women picked up infections and took them home with their babies. The Düsseldorf doctors are confident that infectious diseases can be reduced by getting rid of the common towel. – TIME.com
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Crabs jump and Scabies move from person to person by close contact, often during sex. You can also catch crabs and scabies by sharing clothing, bedding, or towels with someone who has them. – Homohealth.org
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From the Little League field to the health club locker room, the message is the same. "It's basic, common hygiene," she tells WebMD. "Wash your hands, and don't share razors. Don't share your bath towel, and be sure to wash it!"
- Using a towel for feet after walking barefoot, then moving the same towel to the rest of your body also can open a door to infection. Sharing a towel is a nono, as is using the same towel on your feet (and body) that you use to wipe down equipment at the gym. - American Podiatrist
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"If you borrow a razor or towel from another person and they don't have an infection and aren't colonized with bacteria, it's not dangerous," she says. But then, how closely do you examine someone when they offer you their towel or razor in a locker room? WebMD.com
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Who is at risk from fungal infections? Anyone sharing a towel or cleaning facilities with someone who has a fungal infection. this explains why sometimes people in the family get the infection at the same time – NailsInc.Com
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Never share someone's towel. Unhygienic towels can spread disease such as pink eye, skin eruptions, viral or fungal infections. – CairoDining.com
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We all know that dirty hands can transmit germs and how important it is that we wash our hands before eating, preparing and handling food or after using the toilet. But washing doesn't solve the whole problem when it comes to getting hands clean. Because no matter how clean and bacteria free hands are after washing, drying them on an ordinary kitchen hand towel simply smears bacteria back on to them. Kitchen and washroom hand towels are notorious for harboring and breeding bacteria, fuelled by their shared and frequent use as well as the damp, temperature and humidity conditions that enable bacteria to multiply uncontrollably!
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Respiratory viruses that cause influenza (the flu) or colds could be transmitted on a shared towel. Theoretically, herpes simplex (cold sores), cytomegalovirus, and Epstein-Barr (mononucleosis) could also be transmitted in saliva on towels - MIT Medical
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"If people are burrowing their faces in towels, they are doing more than drying off, they are depositing germs."