Bacteria and Other Microbes

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COVID sanitization helped temporarily: At the height of COVID sanitization efforts, when surfaces such as shopping cart handles were regularly disinfected, shopping carts had never been safer. When COVID was misrepresented as 'over,' shopping carts were once again filled with strep bacteria.
Foodborne toxins remain toxic when cooked: Even when killed off through cooking, the microbe bodies remain toxic and can build up in the system.
Entry through mouth: Most microbes enter through the mouth—through food, water, shared food and drink, contaminated dishware and cutlery, eating with unwashed hands, or intimate contact. You can also pick up bugs like strep or H. pylori from bathrooms and restaurants.
Common bacteria and microbes list: Over 50 groups of Streptococcus strains, H. pylori, E. coli, Salmonella, foodborne toxins (including many uncataloged microorganisms), methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), C. difficile, Staphylococcus, mold, parasites.
Shopping cart handles: Shopping cart handles are a popular place for bacteria, one of the mega transports for bacteria. Strep is the leading bacteria type on shopping cart handles. People grab a shopping cart with dirty hands—that cart is already saturated with bacteria from other people's hands.