You’ve worked hard to make your house a beautiful, peaceful
haven – but even super-tidy homes can harbor unwelcome germs. But,
not to worry: health.com have tracked down these germs and come up
with simple strategies to get rid of them.
Simple Fix: After you rinse or cook food, clean the sink,
counters, and faucet with soap and water or an antibacterial
cleanser. It’s tempting to leave your cleaning implement – a damp
rag or sponge – hanging around to use the next day, but that could
create a germ breeding ground. Instead, sanitize1 your sponge or
brush in the dishwasher and your dishrags in the washing machine.
To really disinfect the sink and drain, clean them twice a week
with a solution of one tablespoon of bleach and one quart of water:
scrub the basin, then pour the solution down the drain.
简单解决办法：洗完食物或烹饪完食物后，用肥皂和水，或者用xx清洁剂清洗洗涤槽、厨房台面以及水龙头。人们往往将湿抹布、清洁海绵等清洁用品悬挂起来第二天继续使用，不过那样也会使它们成为xx的滋生地。不要那样做，而是将清洁海绵或清洁刷放入洗碗机里xx，将抹布放入洗衣机里清洗。若想要真正为洗涤槽和排水管xx，每周用一汤匙漂白剂和一夸脱(约946毫升)水的混合溶液清洗两次：先擦洗洗涤槽，然后将混合溶液倒入排水管。
Washing your food before eating removes some germs, of course,
and cooking meat kills dangerous bacteria like salmonella. And you
probably know it’s smart to chop meats and veggies on separate
boards. Still, almost 25% of food-sickness outbreaks are the result
of kitchen mistakes, such as using contaminated cutting
boards.
Simple Fix: If your food doesn’t smell or feel right, throw it
out. As for your cutting board, use glass or plastic, both of which
are nonporous and most resistant to germs. When you’re done with
the board, wash it in hot, soapy water, and then spray it with a
mixture of one teaspoon of bleach to 16 ounces of water that you
keep in a clearly labeled spray bottle. Finally, rinse the cutting
board again with hot water or toss it in the dishwasher. Got a
beat-up board? Replace it. Bacteria can hide in a cutting board
with lots of knife-cut indentations2.
There’s a tenth of a gram of feces hiding in every pair of
underwear, and washing doesn’t always remove it all. That means you
can get E. coli on your hands every time you transfer underwear
from the washer to the dryer. And a single soiled undergarment can
spread those dangerous bacteria to the whole
load.
Simple Fix: Think 150 degrees, the temperature at which you
should run your washer and dryer, to kill bacteria. Wash underwear
separately, and wash whites with bleach, which kills 99.99% of
bugs. Transfer wet laundry to the dryer quickly so germs don’t
multiply; dry for at least 45 minutes (or until the load is fully
dry). Wash your hands after doing laundry, and run a cycle of
bleach and water after laundering unmentionables3 to eliminate any
lingering germs.
Simple Fix: After brushing, rinse your toothbrush with hot
water and stand it up in a water glass to air-dry. Don’t lay it on
the counter, where it can gather other bathroom germs, and don’t
store it in a travel case, where bacteria can thrive in the
moisture. You can even clean your toothbrush in the dishwasher once
in a while.
Simple Fix: Use a disinfecting cleanser once a week on the
bathroom floor and sides of the tub and shower; rinse well and dry
the surfaces with a towel. Keep the shower dry on a daily basis by
using a squeegee4, and disinfect the squeegee weekly,
too.
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