When You Use Yout Finger(s) To Wipe Underneath Your Nose
Nose Bacteria The nasal passages are an important habitat for clinically relevant pathobionts (commensal bacteria that can cause disease in healthy hosts), e.g., Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae and Moraxella catarrhalis, and are an important site of viral infections. ~ Dangerous Bacteria Can Lurk Inside Nose: Study People who carry staph can transmit life-threatening infections in hospital setting FROM THE WEBMD ARCHIVES By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Dec. 11, 2013 (HealthDay News) -- Potentially harmful staph bacteria can lurk deep inside the nose, a small new study finds. Researchers tested 12 healthy people and found that formerly overlooked sites deep within the nose may be reservoirs for Staphylococcus aureus, which is a major cause of disease. Nearly half of S. aureus strains are antibiotic-resistant. It's been known that S. aureus can reside on the skin and at sites lower down in the nose. Although there are ways to e...