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Guarantee the drinking glasses, TV remote and other commonly touched surfaces have been properly disinfected and sanitized.

Control and Reduce your chances of getting infected with a stomach virus, diarrhea, flu (or even worse) on your vacation.

Protection for allergies, asthma or a compromised immune system.

Bacteria

GENERAL

“Lack of awareness about where germs lurk is a real health problem because people touch these objects and 80 percent of infections are spread through hand contact,” said Gerba, who notes that while 95 percent of people say they wash their hands after using a public restroom, only 67 percent actually do — and only 33 percent use soap!

Don't Touch These Items in Hotel Rooms without Disinfecting Them First

• Door Knobs ... Germs collect on the entry door, bathroom door, and balcony door if there is one. The same goes for drawer pulls on the dresser.
• Light Switches ... Table lamp switches and room switches are not cleaned by the maids. Just imagine what germs lurk on the reading lamp switches over the bed.
• Faucets ... These may or may not be cleaned daily, but why take a chance.
• Telephone ... A breeding ground for bacteria. How many persons have picked up the phone? How many left germs on the earpiece and mouthpiece? Does one really want to know?
• TV Remote ... It may look innocent, but the remote is likely to carry food bacteria and all sorts of disgusting germs. Guests usually keep it close by when they eat or put it on the nightstand when they go to bed.
• Hair Dryer, Ice Bucket, Thermostat ... Clean all with disinfectant wipes. Be wary of using room microwaves and refrigerators unless one cleans them first.
• Alarm Clock ... It's by the bed. There's no telling who did what before touching it.
• Bible, Pens/Pencils, and Laminated Menu Ads ... All are touched but are rarely or never cleaned.
• Bathroom ... The maids are supposed to clean everything here, but chances are the tile floor and shower floor still harbor bacteria. Wear shower shoes to prevent infection. The toilet handle probably was not sanitized, either.

E. coli and other fecal based bacteria can really make you sick according to Dr. Charles Gerba (a.k.a Dr Germ), a microbiologist at the University of Arizona.  Bathroom sink is a prime breeding ground, due to constant moisture and heat, dirty hands touch the taps and spouts.

Cold Viruses

Dr. J. Own Hendley, professor of pediatrics at the university of Virginian, who co-authored a 2006 study on rhinoviruses.( any of a varied and widespread group of picornaviruses responsible for many respiratory diseases, including the common cold.)

These germs can live on hard surfaces for a day and are easily transferred from the remote, bedside lamp, or hotel pent to your fingers, then your nose or eyes.

No matter how nice the establishment, chances are that some invisible guests have dodged the housekeeper.

Solve: wash hands thoroughly and frequently. No fancy anti bacterial soap needed. To be safe give the room a once over with disinfecting wipes.

Lice

As long as the linens are changed and the room is vacuumed, these critters typically won’t be crawling, says Deborah Altschuler, president of the National Pediculosis Association. Lice areparasites; they have little reason to leave a warm head for a cold be. Still, they might be clinging to items that aren’t cleaned for each new guest.

Solve: Don’t snuggle up with throw pillows or bedspreads, which don’t get washed as often as the sheets. If you feel itchy, chek your head immediately.

BEDBUGS

These bloodsuckers are in expensive and budget hotel rooms alike according to Louis N. Sorkin, an entomologist at Neyorks American Museum of Natural History. Don’t assume that beg bugs are in the bed only, they also creep into cracks and crevices in headboards, floorboard, carpets, picture frames and furniture.

Solve: Before booking, check websites like bedbug registry.com or traveladvisor.com for hotel infestation alerts. Upon arrival, inspect the bed, especially the mattress seams, for the insects and their blood and excrement, small red or brow dots. A flashlight will help you find these elusive pests, which, when engorged, grow to the size of an apple seed.

DUST MITES

Dr. Sandra M. Gawchik, an allergist at Crowzer Chester Medical Center in Chester, Pennsylvania, says that allergy and asthma-triggering dust mites reproduce so rapidly that regular laundering and vacuuming can’t stave them off. Still these cloth and carpet lovers bother only those who are allergic, causing sneezing stuffiness and itchy eyes.

 Solve:  Strip beds and throw pillows and use dustproof pillowcases brought from home.. Or ask for a freshly laundered case and stuff it with clean towels.

ATHELETES FOOT

Expert Opinion: Dr. Arnold S. Ravick, of the American Podiatric Medical Association says that this fungal infection is often contracted in hotel rooms.

Solve:  Wear socks or slippers around the room, and flip flops in the shower, although the spores can still splash onto your feet. Your best bet is to swab the bathroom floor and tub with disinfecting wipes when you arrive, then rinse thoroughly. For extra protection, keep your feet dry and spray them with an antifungal medicine (Desenex and Neoporin AF are safe for kids over 2)

WHIRLPOOL GERMS

Expert Opinion:  According to Dr. Rita Moyes, a microbiologist at Texas A&M University, they’re also a potential source of diseases. In Moyes 2000 study, 100 percent of water samples taken from whirlpool tubs tested positive for agent’s that  can cause rashes, urinary-tract infections, or pneumonia. The pipes of the whirlpool, rather than the tub itself, are where the nasties hide.

Solve. You can bathe in  a regular tub, especially if you swab it with a disinfectant wipe, paying attention to the drain, where the most bacteria amass. Best bet, stick with the shower.

HEPATITIS A VIRUS

Hepatitis A virus can survive outside the body for for months. HAV can survive certain acids and some heat and survive in dried feces. Other Hepatitis viruses such as HBV and HCV can live from 16 hours to up to a week.

MRSA

Staphylococcus aureus ( MRSA ) is a relatively common bacterium found on skin and nasal surfaces of healthy people and animals. MRSA has cause outbreaks in schools and gyms, transmitted through contact with towels.

SWINE FLU

Swine flu virus or the rhinoviruses that cause colds, needs living cells to stay alive. Without these cells, found in bodily fluids like blood,mucous or saliva, viruses have a short lifespan, between a few seconds and 48 hours, depending on the surface. Viruses tend to live longer on nonporous surfaces, like doorknobs, than on porous surfaces, like fabrics. But if the fabric is dampened with enough fluid, mucous, saliva or fecal matter, the virus may persist for much longer periods.

NORWALK VIRUS

"Norwalk Virus can live in uncleaned carpet for up to a month," she says. "And there can be real danger if you have a cut on your foot and get a bacterial infection from something in the carpet."