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Using your phone while on the toilet poses significant health risks, as warned by an expert, Dr. Sethi. Despite being a common habit, mindlessly scrolling or using your phone in th
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CEBRASPE (CESPE) · 2024
Furthermore, using phones in the bathroom makes them a breeding ground for bacteria, surpassing the hygiene levels of a public toilet seat. Dr. Sethi emphasizes the importance of avoiding phone usage while on the toilet or, if unavoidable, suggests disinfecting the phone afterward. Research spanning over a decade has consistently shown that phones harbor a significant amount of germs, including fecal matter.
Despite these health warnings, over 65% of adults take their phones into the bathroom, with Spain having the highest usage rates (nearly 80%) and Germany the lowest (just under 55%). Interestingly, younger age groups, particularly those aged 26-41 and 18-25, are most likely to engage in this unhygienic behavior. Apart from health concerns, there’s the practical risk of dropping the phone into the toilet, with a fifth of respondents in the United States admitting to this mishap.
Internet: <www.mirror.co.uk> (adapted).
Twenty per cent of the American respondents admitted that they have already dropped the phone into the toilet.
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Comentário: A afirmação está correta, pois o texto menciona que cerca de um quinto dos respondentes nos Estados Unidos admitiu ter derrubado o telefone no vaso sanitário. Isso confirma a informação apresentada, ressaltando tanto o risco prático associado ao uso do celular no banheiro quanto a tendência recorrente entre os usuários. Portanto, a afirmação sobre os 20% dos americanos que já passaram por essa situação é precisa e reflete dados apresentados no texto.
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