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Keeping Your Family Safe from Unhealthy Germs

We do all we can to make sure that our families are safe. We purchase alarm system for our homes, make sure that they are buckled up when they ride inn motor vehicles, purchase health insurance and take them to see a doctor for annual check-ups and we keep in touch with them throughout the day to make sure that they are ok. We do all of these things because we know that in spite of the world being a wonderful place there are also dangers that we must be aware of and for which we must take precautions.

There is an area of safety and precaution that we should also pay close attention to but that we often neglect and that is the disease and sickness causing germs that our families come in contact with every day while going through the normal routines.

We are all aware that germs are on everything we touch, but we do not know how many germs are there and if they are really bad ones that can make us all sick. We also assume that the gadgets and other things we touch each day are safe and relatively bad germ free. In fact, the opposite is actually true. Many of the things that we and our families touch on a daily basis are filled with disease causing germs and some of the things we think are surely safe, actually have the largest amount of bad germs.

Here are a few examples detailed in the A Day in the Life of Germs infographic created by Brosch Direct which is an online seller of healthcare and janitorial products that can help your family to avoid becoming ill from germs found on everyday items. #LifeOfGerms

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