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Kuweka mfuniko wa choo chini wakati wa kusukuma maji ilizingatiwa kuwa njia salama zaidi ya kuzuia virusi vya erosoli dhidi ya kuchafua nyuso za bafuni. Walakini, watafiti nyuma ya utafiti mpya wamegundua kuwa haijalishi ikiwa kifuniko kiko juu au chini kwa sababu njia pekee ya kupunguza hatari ni kwa kuua choo mara kwa mara.<\/p>\n

Ndani ya kusoma<\/a> iliyochapishwa katika Jarida la Marekani la Udhibiti wa Maambukizi, watafiti kutoka Chuo Kikuu cha Arizona na kampuni ya utafiti Reckitt Benckiser walibainisha kuwa chembechembe za virusi huenea kwenye nyuso nyingi za choo wakati wa kusafisha vyoo, bila kujali kama kifuniko cha choo kiko juu au chini.<\/p>\n

"Pamoja na matokeo yanayoonyesha kuwa kufunga mifuniko ya vyoo hakuna athari ya maana katika kuzuia kuenea kwa chembechembe za virusi, utafiti wetu unaangazia umuhimu wa kuua mara kwa mara vyoo ili kupunguza uchafuzi na kuzuia kuenea kwa virusi," mwandishi mkuu Charles P. Gerba kutoka Chuo Kikuu ya Arizona alisema katika taarifa ya habari<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Timu ya utafiti ilichunguza kuenea kwa chembechembe za virusi wakati wa kusafisha choo katika hali zote mbili - wakati vifuniko vilikuwa wazi na kufungwa. Utafiti ulifanywa katika vyoo vya kaya na vya umma. Hata hivyo, kutathmini athari za kufungwa kwa mifuniko ilikuwa tu kwa vyoo vya nyumbani kwani vyoo vya umma kwa kawaida havina mifuniko.<\/p>\n

Kabla ya kusafisha vyoo, vilipakwa virusi visivyosababisha ugonjwa kama wakala wa virusi hatari, na sampuli zilikusanywa kutoka kwa maji ya bakuli ya choo na nyuso kwenye choo, sakafu na kuta.<\/p>\n

"Pamoja na choo cha nyumbani, watafiti waligundua kuwa hakukuwa na tofauti ya takwimu katika kiwango cha virusi vilivyokusanywa kutoka kwa nyuso kwenye choo au sakafu ya karibu ikiwa choo kilikuwa na mfuniko juu au chini. Uchafuzi wa virusi wa kuta zinazozunguka ulikuwa mdogo katika matukio yote mawili, wakati kiti cha choo kilikuwa uso uliochafuliwa zaidi. Mifumo kama hiyo ya uchafuzi ilizingatiwa na choo cha umma," taarifa ya habari ilisema.<\/p>\n

Ili kujua athari za kusafisha tu kwa brashi dhidi ya matumizi ya dawa, watafiti walichukua sampuli kutoka kwa brashi ya bakuli ya choo na caddy yake. Watafiti walipolinganisha viwango vya uchafuzi, walibaini kuwa kusafisha bakuli la choo na dawa ya kuua viini na brashi kulipunguza kwa kiasi kikubwa kiwango cha virusi vinavyopatikana kwenye choo.<\/p>\n

"Matokeo yanaonyesha kuwa kuongeza dawa ya kuua vijidudu kwenye bakuli la choo kabla ya kusukuma maji au kutumia viuatilifu kwenye tanki la choo zote mbili zilikuwa njia bora za kupunguza uchafuzi wa maji," taarifa ya habari ilisema.<\/p>\n

"Ili kupunguza hatari inayohusiana na kufichuliwa na viini vilivyochafuliwa kwenye choo, kuua mara kwa mara sehemu zote za choo baada ya kusafishwa kwa choo, na\/au matumizi ya dawa ya kuua vijidudu inayoacha shughuli ya mabaki ya vijidudu hupendekezwa haswa wakati kaya inakaliwa na mtu mwenye kuambukizwa na virusi, kama vile norovirus, na kusababisha ugonjwa wa gastroenteritis ya papo hapo, "watafiti waliandika katika utafiti huo.<\/p>\n

Chanzo cha matibabu cha kila siku<\/a><\/p>\n

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Kuweka mfuniko wa choo chini wakati wa kusukuma maji ilizingatiwa kuwa njia salama zaidi ya kuzuia virusi vya erosoli dhidi ya kuchafua nyuso za bafuni. Walakini, watafiti nyuma ya utafiti mpya wamegundua kuwa haijalishi ikiwa kifuniko kiko juu au chini kwa sababu njia pekee ya kupunguza hatari ni kwa kuua choo mara kwa mara.<\/p>\n

Ndani ya kusoma<\/a> iliyochapishwa katika Jarida la Marekani la Udhibiti wa Maambukizi, watafiti kutoka Chuo Kikuu cha Arizona na kampuni ya utafiti Reckitt Benckiser walibainisha kuwa chembechembe za virusi huenea kwenye nyuso nyingi za choo wakati wa kusafisha vyoo, bila kujali kama kifuniko cha choo kiko juu au chini.<\/p>\n

"Pamoja na matokeo yanayoonyesha kuwa kufunga mifuniko ya vyoo hakuna athari ya maana katika kuzuia kuenea kwa chembechembe za virusi, utafiti wetu unaangazia umuhimu wa kuua mara kwa mara vyoo ili kupunguza uchafuzi na kuzuia kuenea kwa virusi," mwandishi mkuu Charles P. Gerba kutoka Chuo Kikuu ya Arizona alisema katika taarifa ya habari<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Timu ya utafiti ilichunguza kuenea kwa chembechembe za virusi wakati wa kusafisha choo katika hali zote mbili - wakati vifuniko vilikuwa wazi na kufungwa. Utafiti ulifanywa katika vyoo vya kaya na vya umma. Hata hivyo, kutathmini athari za kufungwa kwa mifuniko ilikuwa tu kwa vyoo vya nyumbani kwani vyoo vya umma kwa kawaida havina mifuniko.<\/p>\n

Kabla ya kusafisha vyoo, vilipakwa virusi visivyosababisha ugonjwa kama wakala wa virusi hatari, na sampuli zilikusanywa kutoka kwa maji ya bakuli ya choo na nyuso kwenye choo, sakafu na kuta.<\/p>\n

"Pamoja na choo cha nyumbani, watafiti waligundua kuwa hakukuwa na tofauti ya takwimu katika kiwango cha virusi vilivyokusanywa kutoka kwa nyuso kwenye choo au sakafu ya karibu ikiwa choo kilikuwa na mfuniko juu au chini. Uchafuzi wa virusi wa kuta zinazozunguka ulikuwa mdogo katika matukio yote mawili, wakati kiti cha choo kilikuwa uso uliochafuliwa zaidi. Mifumo kama hiyo ya uchafuzi ilizingatiwa na choo cha umma," taarifa ya habari ilisema.<\/p>\n

Ili kujua athari za kusafisha tu kwa brashi dhidi ya matumizi ya dawa, watafiti walichukua sampuli kutoka kwa brashi ya bakuli ya choo na caddy yake. Watafiti walipolinganisha viwango vya uchafuzi, walibaini kuwa kusafisha bakuli la choo na dawa ya kuua viini na brashi kulipunguza kwa kiasi kikubwa kiwango cha virusi vinavyopatikana kwenye choo.<\/p>\n

"Matokeo yanaonyesha kuwa kuongeza dawa ya kuua vijidudu kwenye bakuli la choo kabla ya kusukuma maji au kutumia viuatilifu kwenye tanki la choo zote mbili zilikuwa njia bora za kupunguza uchafuzi wa maji," taarifa ya habari ilisema.<\/p>\n

"Ili kupunguza hatari inayohusiana na kufichuliwa na viini vilivyochafuliwa kwenye choo, kuua mara kwa mara sehemu zote za choo baada ya kusafishwa kwa choo, na\/au matumizi ya dawa ya kuua vijidudu inayoacha shughuli ya mabaki ya vijidudu hupendekezwa haswa wakati kaya inakaliwa na mtu mwenye kuambukizwa na virusi, kama vile norovirus, na kusababisha ugonjwa wa gastroenteritis ya papo hapo, "watafiti waliandika katika utafiti huo.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9273,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"page_builder":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/should-you-put-the-toilet-lid-up-or-down-while-flushing-heres-what-a-study-says.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9272","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"yoast_head":"\nShould You Put The Toilet Lid Up Or Down While Flushing? 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The study was conducted both in household and public toilets. However, assessing the impact of lid closure was limited to household toilets since public toilets typically do not have lids.Before flushing the toilets, they were seeded with a nonpathogenic virus as a proxy for dangerous viruses, and samples were collected from toilet bowl water and surfaces on the toilet, floor and walls.\"With the household toilet, researchers found that there was no statistical difference in the amount of virus collected from surfaces on the toilet or the nearby floor whether the toilet was flushed with the lid up or down. Viral contamination of the surrounding walls was minimal in both cases, while the toilet seat was the most contaminated surface. Similar patterns of contamination were observed with the public toilet,\" the news release said.To know the effect of cleaning only with a brush versus the use of disinfectant, researchers took samples from the toilet bowl brush and its caddy. 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