Commentary: Some of the dirtiest items in your life are the ones you might least expect

Cristiana Gigina

You can’t avoid all germs and most won’t make you sick. But a few good habits could still protect us from serious illness, says a microbiologist from the University of Westminster. LONDON: From your phone to your sponge, your toothbrush to your trolley handle, invisible armies of bacteria are lurking on the everyday objects you touch the most. Most of these microbes are harmless – some even helpful – but under the right conditions, a few can make you seriously ill. But here’s the catch: Some of