Does closing the toilet lid before you flush really make a difference when it comes to limiting the spread of germs? Watch this video to learn what the American Journal of Infection Control has to say about the subject, as well as how often you should clean your bathroom surfaces.
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00:00Do you really need to close the toilet seat before flushing? Here's what we know.
00:03According to the American Journal of Infection Control, closing the toilet seat before flushing
00:07doesn't actually make a difference when it comes to the contamination of bathroom surfaces.
00:11But the study did find that it makes a difference when you disinfect the toilet
00:14and bathroom surfaces after flushing. While it may not be super realistic to clean the
00:18toilet after every flush, you should try to clean it at least weekly to mitigate the spread of germs.
00:22And if you or someone in your house is sick and you're sharing a bathroom,
00:25you should try to clean the toilet even more often.