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Viruses Survive the Low pH

Bacteria that you can infect your intestine with is going to stay alive long enough to get to your intestine. The area on the kitchen floor just in front of your sink where you're going to be doing your dishes and dropping food and poop has more bacteria than your trash can, 830 per square inch as opposed to 411. And your kitchen sponge, I know everyone knows that that's a really filthy thing to have. Remember the Clorox wipes or Lysol wipes commercial where the lady was using a sponge? Like if you're using a sponge, you might as well be doing this.

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