October 28, 2024

Health

Daily Passport - Even if the coffee machine in your hotel room looks clean to the naked eye, microscopic germs and bacteria are likely lurking inside. That’s because bacteria thrives in dark, moist environments, making the coffee machine a hospitable environment for it to grow. And it’s unlikely that each coffee machine in a hotel filled with hundreds of rooms is cleaned as thoroughly and often as it should be.  Research has shown that communal coffee machines can contain dozens of individual strains of potentially harmful bacteria, some of which have been linked to medical conditions such as pneumonia and urinary tract infections. They can also contain mold, yeast, and staph, none of which should be going into your body. Some studies have shown that the average coffee maker may even be dirtier than a toilet seat. Plus, you never know what other hotel guests might have used the machine for previously. 

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