Danger Of Washing Dishes Sponsors If Not Diligently Replaced

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YOGYAKARTA Did you know that behind the dish washing sponge that looks clean, there are millions of bad bacteria that threaten human health. The existence of these bacteria is the reason for the dangers of plate washing sponges if they are rarely replaced.

Bacteria contained in synthetic foams wash dishes basically cannot be seen with the naked eye. Whereas these bacteria can cause certain health problems.

A 2017 study published in the Scientific Report Journal revealed the presence of dangerous pathogenic bacteria in plate washing sponges. Most of the bacteria in the foam are Acinetobacter, Moraxella, and Chrysobaacterium. According to the study, sponges are the most potential places for bacteria to breed.

The study also states that dish washing foam is not only a reservoir for bacteria, but has great potential to participate in spreading bacteria to all other household tools. Bacteria that spread are then able to nominate food and drinks and bring humans to certain health threats.

Apart from these studies, there are many health threats that can be experienced by humans due to dirty dish washing sponges, which are as follows.

One of the bacteria that is also found in plate washing foam is the Coliform bacteria. These bacteria can nominate food and drinks that interfere with human health. Coliform bacteria, reported by The New York Times, are one of the triggers for food poisoning in humans.

The most easily experienced health problems for a person due to dirty plate washing sponges are digestive disorders. These diseases are usually caused by Escherichia coli bacteria which can also be found in dirty dish washing sponges.

Tiffus or typhoid fever is a disease caused by salmonella bacteria. These bacteria arise due to the hygiene of dirty foods, drinks, or eating utensils. On the other hand, salmonella is very easy to breed in dirty sponge tissues.