The best practice is to wash your hands after using the restroom to keep yourself clean and hygienic. This is because the infection causing viruses and bacteria which are found in the restroom can easily transfer from person to person, just with a simple touch. However, once you have cleaned your hands, the hot air-dryers can reverse the effort which you put to clean your hands. A study conducted at the University of Connecticut found that hand-dryers suck in the pathogens from the surroundings and spray them back over everything.
The findings are in line with previous researchers and show that jet-dryers can spread viruses and other germs from hands into the air. The previous studies were claimed to be funded by the paper towel industry to boost their sales. However, this recent research shows that even low-powered-hand-dryers can spread the infectious microbes which are already present in the surroundings.
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