Staph and E.coli are the two most common bacteria in the world. They also exist in human feces (E.coli is resident - and necessary - in the human gut for digestion, and Staph resides in the bloodstream). It's no wonder they found these two troublemaker bacteria in a crib (where dirty diapers dwell and accidents occur). You can find the same bacteria resident on just about every surface of the earth that humans have touched, though, so this article shouldn't really come as a surprise (didn't they just do an article about these same bugs appearing on shopping carts???).
Honestly, it's not really a bad thing that these bacteria are so prevalent in our environment, however. The human body needs a certain amount of exposure to them (in weaker forms, of course) to build up immunity.
I don't think report tells us anything new, nor does it offer solutions. All it does is make people even more afraid of germs -- which I'm sure will fuel mega-cleaning/bleaching/antibacterial attitudes... which directly correlates to these bacteria eventually becoming "Super Bugs," thus defeating the purpose of protecting children from them in the first place.
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Date: 2008-06-02 05:05 pm (UTC)Honestly, it's not really a bad thing that these bacteria are so prevalent in our environment, however. The human body needs a certain amount of exposure to them (in weaker forms, of course) to build up immunity.
I don't think report tells us anything new, nor does it offer solutions. All it does is make people even more afraid of germs -- which I'm sure will fuel mega-cleaning/bleaching/antibacterial attitudes... which directly correlates to these bacteria eventually becoming "Super Bugs," thus defeating the purpose of protecting children from them in the first place.