Coronavirus: pathogens linger in toilet for hours if you flush without closing lid – and some may still sneak through even if it is down, Hong Kong study finds | South China
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Flushing Lidless Toilet Sends Spray Of Diarrhea-Causing Bacteria Into The Air: Study | HuffPost Life
![AUBMC on Twitter: "Flushing the toilet leads to an invisible cloud of a “ toilet plume” that's hurled into the air by the force generated from flushing. #Toilet plume may contain fecal #bacteria, AUBMC on Twitter: "Flushing the toilet leads to an invisible cloud of a “ toilet plume” that's hurled into the air by the force generated from flushing. #Toilet plume may contain fecal #bacteria,](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DSq_ZjtXcAE4uxJ.jpg)
AUBMC on Twitter: "Flushing the toilet leads to an invisible cloud of a “ toilet plume” that's hurled into the air by the force generated from flushing. #Toilet plume may contain fecal #bacteria,
![Flushed away: Images show bacteria propelled from toilets when flushing with lid open | The Independent Flushed away: Images show bacteria propelled from toilets when flushing with lid open | The Independent](https://static.independent.co.uk/2020/11/02/15/newFile-7.jpg?width=1200)