Hunting for Everyday Germs

" Everywhere you go may go. -- your water your food the hair that Derek and and other people I'm talking about Jarvis. Some are scarier than others but all gonna tell you how to avoid nose without letting in a bubble welcome to. --"

" Don't freak out but when you click on to this show that we're germs on the computer mouse to use in fact we and count to 40000 germs every day. In your home at work in your car and even in hospitals germs are everywhere so we decided to do a little experiment. We enlisted the help of comedian and self proclaimed -- fold chuck nice to go journal hunting through the streets of New York City so sit back. Wash your hands and let's see what he found."

" Well Dr. Manny you know there -- eight. Million stories in the naked city that's what they say that's common germs there are the official number I believe is dobbs. And dobbs we're here in New York City in front of fox news headquarters on sixth avenue we're about to make a little track upsets avenue to Central Park. And find out the things that you probably shouldn't touch on a daily basis because they're disgusting and you don't even know it I was gonna find it out. Swabs baby swaps."

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" are very popular resting place for New Yorkers on their lunch hours of fountain here on sixth avenue."

" they don't realize is that most of these people are standing in the LP. That's the real box. President."

" So here's what Obama -- help -- this area where somebody vacated warming so nicely."

" So this is just the loss of Key -- where people stand."

" They relax. They eat lunch chair but sometimes they put their lives down what he's doing you know -- is right. Why not just did a good -- time. So what we're doing right now is supply and can -- and noble -- to see -- it. Thank you Brent take care. On the inside this is cold refreshing and delicious on the outside. My guess is disgusting. Don't know that a typical ATM actually has more in terms of public restroom door -- Talk about -- but. Let's -- this baby and see what we get. The five kids the most you Kate. It's also the most disgusting."

" You know they sent apple a day keeps the doctor away but what that apple is covered in disgusting yes let's find out."

" Okay so I didn't even touch the apple. I haven't put my hands on the how many times have you thought it picked up a piece of fruitless door to us back to pick it up to see whether or not it's right. And then what do you do volume by about what you do what you either let's find out exactly. What it is that you're eating there. Yeah it. Ride the subway every -- millions upon millions right a lot of friends of riding on those drills. Good hands are moving along this rail and picking up the most discussed in terms. -- I'll believe it or not whenever you see that thousands of tiny droplets are leaving your -- millions of -- traveling upwards of eighty miles an hour. That's why you shouldn't sneeze into your hands because all that does this. Funnel towards somebody just me is here and stop it here. -- But throughout lesser. It -- behind me is a playground oddly enough it's one of them built this place is you can bring your kids. Well you -- a -- again and so I got my buddy Dylan here and go Atlantis are you just. Where you're shaking your kids right --"

" playground and you don't want a spot and work. And iconic symbol of the childhood innocence -- how realistic is it really. You know race today that playground equipment is right up there with port -- and escalator rails when it comes to the amount of germs and rest of problem. Wow and I say we find out. -- End. Here we get our whole. And -- and here a week old. All. The public bathroom. I don't think I have to tell you what America of -- the case in the public that really it's the third inside the bathroom that we don't think about. Life how about the -- and how about that toward not. Shouldn't that be a safe place. -- very serious. Here is. While doctor Mattingly smiled some of the most commonly -- best of places in New York City. From ATM machines for public playgrounds. To public bathrooms. And send you the swabs and quite frankly."

" And joining us next is that if Phillip Terrell a professor of microbiology who bravely took -- back to a slap. Stick around -- the results."

" Welcome back -- in any joining us now is doctor Philip Carroll professor of microbiology from NYU lingle medical center. We gave got to -- slobs. And the truth is we really don't know what he found so he's going to reveal exactly what he found. -- here in -- work welcome to the program. Mike got a lot of slob she got I can't wait it's been it's it's a secret because now today you're gonna reveal exactly what you found. And I'm the try to get through all of the places that that are. Good friend swap out there in the city of New York let's start with that fountain. A lot of people leading in the fountain sitting there it's a very popular spot. What to do what what do we find in the fountain there. Mostly environmental type organisms there were a couple of water -- like -- moments. But not kind of had that can hurt you so nothing major and that speeds is known there okay so that seems to be a safe place. What about that."

" That iced tea bottle there that he bought -- he was swapping the outside the bottle you know to. What what do we find there and it their we've found representation of feces. If PCs it was loaded with E. Coli. Other types of peace uncle pork and a low lying -- and -- oxides. So these are the -- see Ella E. Coli and -- Cox thought so all of these are fecal bacteria. So it's telling me that that gentleman who handled that top. Out of the bottle to hand it to the gentleman. How dirty hands did not that I would take me there he has beyond comprehension. I have an -- of the bottle swim around this brawl for ice and water so I'm sure they're very they germs are very happy and there. Multiply. Okay. All right the the next thing I -- touch on which is again a very popular thing that everybody goes to is the ATM. You know what what we finally the ATM machine in the ATM machine we've found representation. Of all three -- is that humans. Not contribute organisms from the respiratory tract okay these skin right and feces. All three types of organisms were represented. On the so somebody can call them the keys -- on the keys touched. That and ahead and of course they touched it and and they had dirty feet gold medal matter and skin flora why -- has. You would do for 20 why should -- Fans when you go out of the bathroom. -- I got this one I'm a little scared because this is something you know an apple a day keeps the doctor away that's what they say that we find anything on the apple. Actually we. Only from environmental type of organisms organisms indigenous to the soil and plants right we didn't find human flora. You may consider this who -- is if human floor yeah but other than that there was nothing there to be worried about but -- of that apple. Loaded with those organisms so apple should be watched right."

" So easily you know even if you you know we didn't find any kind of big ticket items the you know human germs. Even the other because suitable as you can get very sick from Somalia especially -- have a let's save your immune compromised -- you have you week. And immune system so this this is okay so that apple was dirty but not that parity which tells you you've got to watch the fruit. My next one which I love is the subway. Now I really get. You know I gotta take the subway and I know everybody just take the subway -- public transportation and subway I'll take public transportation in general for those you know folks out there that. Don't use the subways the buses what we find in the subway."

" That hand rail was loaded with fecal organisms had some skin organisms feces abounded in many other cultures that we had. From this little survey. -- was quite surprised frankly with the numbers. Of organism like we found very large numbers. So so. Anna -- I don't get back to the whole point of all these terms but in reality basically if one of these fecal organisms let's say that E. Coli a type of bacteria. We suggest that because we have had our hands you know we put them -- by tornadoes a week. We take a piece of whatever moist food and we put it in our mouth. If we can get very sick from well you can get sick from some strains of -- but E. Coli is an indicator. It means that PCs was there. Just as easily use the call I was present so too could police he parks and no no -- like bar right. Where you can get diarrhea and vomiting. Can be easily transmitted that we know of that from ships encounters with chips okay you see how fast so what that we find in the playground. Playground mostly environmental organisms some staff and you did have some fecal organisms -- site. Because the playground slide was metal. Germs. Have a more difficult time surviving right and just -- Cox which have little capsule around them are. Representation of feces it so kids' hands or their legs were dead bodies that you did find staff. We found quite regularly is negative strains at this time right here which is a non that the genetic. Skin -- right but just as easily as we found that you can find staff for next which which is you know you can get -- this you know especially the the trial. Sort of get scratches him or herself in the playground. This that really can do and you can get -- packet can do and number. And now finally. Of the places that we -- who is the the portable bad I mean the public bathroom. I am assuming that. Five found if you found fecal matter and back in the bottle of bulk soda. What do we find in the public -- Monumental. Quantities of feet iMac weren't organisms. And I was looking at that clip and I saw that the -- Was attacked had to touch. To keep that running water so nobody could get a proper hand wash using that come before us now we also have. -- at a park bench. I think that we that you did right yeah department park bench had. -- had some environmental organisms implant organisms not too bad not too bad where he swab was not a problem. How could do mostly environmental organisms that would virtual and one plant pathogens -- India."

" All right so we look at all these places in the outside I'm amazed to see that again. Beat -- matter everywhere. That's why can we keep telling everybody what chance what chance what -- but nobody listens. Finally. This is I don't you know opponent touches. But here is our. You know every gay kitchen sponge -- that everybody's familiar is safe. Okay we have everybody hunt has hundreds of these hats and we use that every day we use an everyday we use it without you pencils to clean everything we think that we've been doing the right thing. What did you find it with this bunch --"

" They were the worst items in fact I tested one sponge -- Some sort of put soap and one sponge without. They were teeming with millions of individual bacteria priciest CEO of flu. That extracted. And loaded with fecal organisms animal -- organisms. And organisms from the what are the source like sort of want ads and how various types and and other types of potential pathogens they the number one dirty just. Entity in everyone's home."

" And ten people seem to I think they get -- they fall in love with this bunch. Because you know you go to the kitchen and sometimes you find these sponges and you know you. You throw them out right I mean I've actually got in Europe after a brief period well once a week or something like that throw these things out but people tend to keep them for eternity."

" For about -- actor actually what I do I take my sponge and put it in a little bleach solution one part leech nine parts water. And I rinse it an air dry it pacification trying kills organisms. And hunt and then you could really use it. But when it becomes mechanically unfit throw it out through revenue less sense the set up lessons to be learned professor. Lessons should be learned. Even though were bathed in some 60000. Types of -- right most won't make you sick they're part of your life. Only one to 2% to potentially packed agenda. And it's though is that we have to address and take care in which we found in overwhelming quantity is. In our little experiment. And therefore. Since 80% of -- infectious disease can be transmitted. By direct and indirect contact. Washing your hands could be the single most important thing you do to prevent the transference of germs to your body. And do do so prior to eating or drinking anything or prior to touching your face FDA hands are contaminated. And so we -- it -- not so we have to do it chronically like you know I gotta make it a routine especially if you gonna go outside and have lunch. Well thank you so much. For. And lighting us with this I. I knew what it but I knew what we're gonna find germs this is New York City. But I never imagined. That I was gonna find fecal matter. In a bottle of soda. Being so a lot of industry I really didn't think that. That I put that it was going to be like no we didn't funny thing there they're not I was quite surprised that the numbers. Of germs in many of these items. The numbers and -- amazing amazing well thank you so much might like nothing. Be sure to check our website Fox News helped dot com for more on all of this. Don't touch that mouse no matter how clean it is that. It is headlines back -- who our next."

" Welcome back -- I -- you and welcome our resident know it all doctors and -- coomer let's get down to business we have some hot. Headlines I want to start with the first one. It's an interesting story in recent study says listen to this -- taking showers gonna make you clean but apparently. There is a study that says that shower heads are probably loaded -- germs. What do you think about that."

" That's right -- in this study came out of the University of Colorado what they did is they took 45 shower heads from five different states. And then measured Orton looked -- what bacteria was going out of them every single one of them have bacteria growing out of them. And one of the bacteria isn't in that was found most commonly was caught this called Michael bacterium ABM. Which is that bacteria that causes lung disease. And it's also similar bacteria to tuberculosis so little frightening that this said that these."

" Voting -- only 45 showers late Friday night 45 dirty bathrooms well all the 45 that. For every single one of them and you know it's the -- are probably the breeding grounds -- they maintain wetness there moist. They usually warm Sony telling people do to change the shower heads and a regular basis -- actually if you really really concerned you can change here you can use of metal shower -- you (%expletive) if it has a penalty should be changing filters. He should clean your shower heads. But the people that really need to be worried about this at the union a compromise so that normal healthy people like you and me probably don't have to worry about -- I'm not getting any kind of tuberculosis bacteria especially when I sing in the shower and a lot you know write my throat again about the I don't want me clean the do you clean the -- about them. At the present tonight clean. If -- go there."

" So endlessly headline."

" You know that I -- I am more so."

" More -- line for people like that I had a Cartagena compromised a back let's look at the second analysts say how line comes with a very good news for men. Scientists have discovered eight Q war four color blindness."

" know this is found in monkeys what they did it say they have to define everything I sign up and I can degrade my kids behave very well they. And if they injected that retina of these monkeys that with the vaccine. Which face that change the is that the ability of these mice these them on keys to see colors so they went from. Being essentially cut the line nothing of how little they know that the monkey's -- color blind. They actually gave them picture cards and they looked at them and every time and they could determine which one when you know what if they picked a state of Graham. -- have -- you know. So it got. I think that a little bit iffy about this is that they they did rely a lot on tree which means that a little bit concerned that maybe -- what's the positive reinforcement you get."

" I'm very -- you get hungry monkey. You know they can do almost anything. But at the end of the day it's important because I guess colorblind -- effects thousands of people in this country."

" And what does it actually affects 8% of men but interestingly only fewer than half a percent. Women so it's it's -- and interests far from man that's -- it's a guy issue I guess I isn't you know color blindness is not the you know it's a relative I mean you you have the ability to distinguish shades of red -- shades of green it's not like you walk around seeing black and white. But -- don't -- it'll say it's it's a quality of life."

" All right well I hope that -- find that cure for -- and now it's still monkeys that anyway. They did this headline is right up your Alley it comes it has to do with women that they -- certain breast cancer medications as we talk about Tamoxifen right. And how has been linked to developing. Clotting issues in patients that are getting that Tamoxifen."

" Right it's been linked to is to the forming blood clots and and legs and -- and then travel up to your lungs and that can be fatal if you get a blood -- T and -- your -- Second actually let that be fatal for many people actually died from the since a medical emergency. So this is this is actually been known side effect Tamoxifen in Iraq Safina though less so let's relax -- mean. This but you know this is the new study that confirms that you are ready right. We knew that this study just came out and set out of a thousand patients that take Tamoxifen seven to ten of them and that -- but clots in the legs as just another statistic that tells us. It's a concern. So yes women are at increased risk if they take Tamoxifen -- and lots of being. But really in -- if you look at the numbers it's about a one and a half percent increase per year of the woman being on the medication. Compared to the general population so it's not a tremendous tremendous."

" It's good to get an -- good history and physical but risk factors for clotting. So again talk to your doctor -- just to make sure that if you do have a family history or personal history of plotting. That you you know that they look at this issue be very careful with Tamoxifen."

" Let -- in decision sick give Tamoxifen a break here it's actually a really fantastic event good or for women that -- I have suffered from breast cancer. We've given to women even that have a high very high risk of developing breast cancer has been shown to do to decrease your chance of developing breast cancer. So it's a really great -- given under the right circumstances into them to the right woman so -- yes you -- talk to a doctor when you on this edition."

" Good information. And our next headlines those kind of shocking I think is kind of shocking less than 10% of Americans qualify as being low risk for heart disease."

" That's right this study showed us that that there are actually less than seven and a half percent to about seven and a half percent of Americans. Are not at risk. Our heart disease or -- 93% are exactly picking -- I didn't find this for that surprising because the risk practice fire for heart disease are obesity. And we look at obesity -- we're not talking hundred pounds and pounds 300 pounds overweight studies have shown that even thirty or forty pounds overweight. -- can increase your chance for heart disease. It is that we at that high incidence of cigarette smoking although it's definitely declined over the years. Because of our diets we have hi -- a lot high incidence of high cholesterol in a population people -- high cholesterol. People that don't exercise so that affects their cholesterol level sound you know it's about it really speaks about the quality of our American lifestyle."

" Okay. -- can get it again had a value hierarchy regulated I was gonna fight it but you know business has had an avenue belong -- 90% of what else you gonna say. And you pick heated is that you don't exercise start exercising if you smoke stop smoking in all these are -- things out by you know they'll eventually move you into the -- category."

" Becoming a -- okay. All right the last headlines -- truly amazes me numerous web sites. Looks into this this is amazing and you know been talking about this numerous web sites are willing to sell antibody optics. And -- Headaches. Without a doctor's prescription."

" Right I think this is outrageous and I know you think it's having to says while it's and it's it's not that it's just outrageous because it's bad practice this is dangerous and Madison. Did -- the reason we get concerned about this is that if you take antibiotics -- when you're not when you don't need them for example you have a sore throat are called. That's really of viral infection and not a bacterial infection eventually when you do need those antibiotics they're not gonna work."

" but I have to tell you justice point of a measure because I do agree with this I mean I agree -- play the same but in other countries for the most part like in Europe. And even Latin America. You you can go to performances and he -- she can dispense antibiotics do you without having a prescription that's right you know so. I don't know how they get away -- that in those countries I would imagine. That may be there is better education. On the parts of the patient or may be the pharmacists are a little bit more educated in saying okay you know you don't need. I mean I don't know -- works but certainly. At least you have a human contact right here is just going online and who -- something in getting into one of the site."

" So I and it's also dangerous to our society as a hall before and the biggest example of this is MRSA met facility resistant staph Aureus. So that was bacteria that only used to be found in hospitals and now we're finding that bacteria in our community why because. Antibiotics have been over use. And so now we're developing can. Bacteria that are resistant to two antibiotics so this is this is a major problem and you know the FDA should step step up and put an -- well --"

" you did that big and -- all the answers. Did you looking for more info on any of these headlines click on Fox News -- dot com up next and manic plus one hope you'll. Pick up who insist. Now it's time for many plus one. We concentrated a lot of what you can do externally to prevent the spread of germs but what about internally I've visited Jews generation in New York City -- my friend. Chris Killen the medicine -- to get the lowdown on immune boosting foods and let me tell you I felt like can you men. When I walked out of that store development."

" Chris you don't and a great many how Obama got you know I've just got over her home. Got to return we'll call terrible call you may have powerful and I needed something to -- Miami news is needed the power it could bring me back. He went on my favorite immune boosters and overall antioxidant protected hears us he this is a purple. Palm fruit from the Amazon rainforest the purple. Of it is what makes it's a special right because it's the purple antioxidants than the most powerful ones in nature the call them those signs beginning this concentration. Immune boosting. Potent purple protectors."

" Now say that five times fast next up on our list yet about Monta. Which is one of six -- bearing plants in all of nature."

" It also has clerk Janet gases which are a group of antioxidants that help your body to. Regulate glucose metabolism. Helps to suppress appetite a little bit you can kind of go longer unless -- people and I think what's cool about your but Monta is that you can make it T --"

" Okay this next immune boosting food looks a little weird and let me tell you I was a little wary about putting it in my mouth. But the mango steam which comes from southeast Asia turn out to be more than I could have ever imagine."

" That's good stuff. Mango steam contains antioxidants called -- phones. And in. Studies with -- animals themselves. These are powerful. Cancer fighting agent why doesn't mean we've found a cure for human cancer. But it may be one of the fruits that would help to reduce your risk. Well you have repairs and juices with some of these foods. Let's try to -- So this is one outages. This is what they called super antioxidant Jews live in all it's got acai pomegranate and mango steam and it's just like. The amazing thing is not that it's good for you but it takes this -- right. This bag and then that's okay -- generation most wrong -- the biggest. Bat the -- powerful powerful. Thank god -- Yeah. Can they spot them. It's well hit. This is the revolution. If you're not in the mood for his movie tribal of this stuff it's a great way to jump start your day. That's the Brazilian breakfast Brazilian breakfast little granola and lots and lots and possibly a little bit this I think you're running all that. Or -- not like there's is that would make you regret this in the morning. We also try some amazing hot concoctions made with green tea ginger -- in the Asia. This is gonna be picking Mike Tyson right here call it ultimately agree that -- now ginger echinacea. Out. Well. It's got its germ fighting here. Anti inflammatory taste -- and that's right just because is good for you it doesn't mean it has to taste back. Well once again charisma as a hunter has taught me another lesson how to fight germs that natural way -- the good. Cheers cheers -- your immune system and."

" I can really feel those antioxidants working and I need and -- all the germs floating around the hospital. But you need to be mindful to two day we visited some of the world's Jeremy -- places. And no matter what the results it's unavoidable germs are everywhere. But before you wrap yourself in a bubble consider this we need germs to survive. We're not exposure to things like viruses and bacteria are immune systems would not function properly. Be aware of your surroundings. And to avoid getting sick using hands sanitized it would at least 60% alcohol when you can't get to the sick. But the best way to protect yourself is to do what our mothers have been telling us -- the dawn of time -- and -- It's simple yet so important. As always check out Fox News -- dot com for more on today's topic. That's all for now thank you so much for joining us I'm Dr. -- Albers until next time what I'll still be Dr. Manny but you know. Might be a little bit --"