Warning a lot of errors of Vietnamese people still suffer: Do not cover the toilet lid when flushing and unpredictable hazards

Why should the toilet lid be closed when flushing?

When flushing the toilet, the water will wash away the waste in the toilet, mixed with small particles of waste containing germs, bacteria, shot into the air.

According to Realtor.com, this is called "aerosol effect". The bacteria were pushed up to 25cm after the toilet was flushed without lid, and a smaller amount of bacteria continued to be pushed into the air 90 minutes after flushing. The bacterium then spreads on the wall of the toilet, under the toilet floor and surrounding surfaces.

A Leeds Hospital study suggested that bacteria can fly up to 10 inches in the air. So, in addition to closing the toilet lid when flushing, you should also keep the toothbrush and face towel away from the toilet.

Although you think it's not disgusting to brush the inside while you're full of bacteria, they can actually make you physically sick. This will happen if the bacteria you encounter is hepatitis A or norovirus - causing an infection, with symptoms such as vomiting, abdominal pain and diarrhea.

"It is best that everyone should cover the toilet lid every time they flush, especially if the bathroom has many users," said Philip Tierno, a microbiologist at New York University.

In sanitary equipment, the toilet is a sanitary equipment used a lot during the day and is also a hidden device containing many harmful bacteria for health. In addition to covering the toilet lid every time to flush water to limit the spread of bacteria, cleaning the toilet as well as other sanitary equipment regularly also contributes significantly to chasing and limiting the existence and development of harmful bacteria.

Therefore, we should have a special interest in sanitary ware not only for the toilet, because if the toilet is clean but other sanitary equipment such as a sink or bathtub are dirty, then the bacteria still have the opportunity to boil, grow and spread widely.