“The grossest thing you touch every day, according to science”

Key points

• University of Michigan study cites cellphones as 10 times dirtier than toilet seats.
• Average person checks their phone 47 times a day, exposing germs.
• Germs on phones include Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, E. coli, and Enterococcus faecalis.
• Germs transfer risk varies by how often areas are cleaned in different environments.
• Experts advise avoiding phone use in bathrooms and cleaning devices regularly.