Electronic Devices as Potential Sources of Biological Contamination
摘要
In today’s world, mobile phones have become an extension of our body. The volume of reported mobile phones has led to controversy between benefit and harm. We live, work, eat, and sleep with our devices and probably give little thought to the risk for potential bacterial contamination they can provide. Similar to Tommy’s experience in the Pinball Wizard, we are dealing with a new form of sensory overload and not really understanding the potential infectious threats that mobile devices can carry. The communication piece with mobile devices is huge and now a part of our culture, but are the possible outcomes relating to infection control equally being considered?