感冒季節將至，最大的威脅可能來自手機……

現在智能手機已經成為必需品，不論是吃飯、睡覺、工作，很多人都機不離身，甚至上廁所都會帶著它。本期，張老師通過下面的文章，給大家揭開了手機與細菌的微妙關係。歡迎大家收聽。

供稿：科學貓原創朗讀：張國慶 博士 (中科大教授)策劃：李進 、韓娟

感冒季節將至，最大的威脅可能來自手機……

The cold season is almost here and the best threat could be your own cell phone.

根據2016年7月至2017年6月的最新統計，中國手機用戶超過13.6億，包括嬰兒和老年人在內，幾乎人手一台。在所有手機用戶中，7.17億是智能手機用戶，與世界其它地區加起來相當。

China has more than 1.36 billion active cell phone subscribers, according to the latest statistics from July 2016 to Jun 2017. That is essentially one phone for each individual in the nation, including infants and the elderly. Among people with cell phones, 717 million are smart phone users, a number comparable to the rest of the world combined.

現在如果你正在用智能手機上閱讀我們科學貓的文章，那麼很有可能你還會在午餐時間使用它，然後在你享受私人時間的時候把它帶到衛生間里。事實證明這是一個非常非常壞的主意！

Now if you are currently reading our Wechat article on your smart phone, there is a fair chance that you will still use it during lunch and then take it to the bathroom with you while you enjoy your private time. Well, it turns out to be a very, very bad idea!

為什麼？馬桶座、沖水手柄、水槽和水龍頭被細菌覆蓋，如大腸桿菌，這可能導致尿路感染和腸道疾病。在您接觸周圍環境之後，觸摸智能手機屏幕是不可避免的，數以千計的細菌可能會搭「便車」來到手機上。

Why? Toilet seats, handles, sinks and taps are covered in bacteria such as E. coli, which can cause urinary tract infections and intestinal illness. It s just inevitable for you to touch the screen of your smart phone after you contact the surroundings and thousands of these microscopic hitchhikers could end up there.

事實是，大多數人不經常清潔智能手機的屏幕或其任何部分。因此，在您前往餐桌和衛生間的行程之間可能會發生交叉污染。據國際家庭衛生科學論壇的微生物學家Sally Bloomfield教授說，「人們認為便池和地板是房子周圍最髒的地方。」事實上呢？手機上的細菌比公共坐便上多18倍。

And the fact is that most people don t routinely clean the screen of their smart phone or any part of it. As a result, cross-contamination can occur in between your trips to the dining table and bathroom. According to microbiologist Professor Sally Bloomfield of the International Scientific Forum on Home Hygiene, "People think the toilet bowl and the floor are the dirtiest places around the house." In reality? There are 18 times more bacteria on your cell phone vs. public toilets.

以下視頻顯示您的智能手機到底有多臟：38部手機發送到實驗室進行測試，只有4部手機沒有產生細菌菌落。據微生物學家介紹，這並不能說明這四個手機無菌，因為一些病原體不能簡單地在人類的環境之外培養。

The following video shows you just how dirty your smart phone could become: 38 phones were sent to the lab for testing and only four did not result in bacterial colonies. According to microbiologists, that doesn t prove the innocence of the four since some pathogens cannot simply be cultivated outside of a human environment.

那麼我們如何保護自己免受這些潛在的可怕的疾病呢？當您如廁所時，您只需抑制使用的衝動並將您的智能手機放在口袋或手袋中。如廁後別忘了徹底洗手。但是，這麼做也有溫暖環境會滋生更多細菌的問題。

So what do we do to protect ourselves from these potentially horrible diseases? Simply resist the urge to use and leave your smart phone in your pockets or handbags when you take a loo. And don t forget to thoroughly wash your hands after you are done. But there is the problem of more germs in warmer settings.

除了一些克制和自律之外，用專業的工具包定期清潔手機肯定有幫助，啟威生物出品的藍杉TM手機消毒套裝就有高效的殺菌消毒功能，往屏幕表面輕輕一噴即可起效，它還配有可重複使用的擦拭巾，方便清潔。另外您也可以在吃飯前用消毒凝膠徹底把手部進行消毒，啟威藍杉同樣也有便捷的產品。

Apart from some restraint and self-discipline, cleaning your cell phone regularly with professional tool kits definitely helps. Here is one available from Kiwi Biotech that is designated for disinfecting the cell phone screen and surface. It also comes with a reusable wipe for the convenience of cleaning. Alternatively, you can thoroughly sanitize your hands with antimicrobial gels before meals, also available from Kiwi Biotech.

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