7 Traveling Activities That Instead Affect Your Health, Check these out!

TRIBUNBATAM.id - Traveling is something healthy. Therefore, after a vacation trip to a place, it should be more happy and healthier.

However, if you go home sick, there could be something wrong when traveling. 

Reporting from the Smarter Travel page, there are some common things that travelers often do and inadvertently affect their health.

Here are seven common mistakes that travelers make: 

1. Barefoot when crossing airport security 

In order to maintain security, airport officials usually ask passengers to take off their footwear. When shoes enter the x-ray machine, passengers walk barefoot at the airport.

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Think about it, you are barefoot stepping on the floor that someone else stepped on with footwear. You don't know what they stepped on and brought to the airport. 

Therefore, make sure to wash your feet after walking barefoot.

Reported by the WebMD website, according to foot specialist Kathleen M. Stone, the only way to counteract the fact that you are walking on a dirty floor is to wear socks. 

2. Not sanitary after using the X-ray box

The airport requires all passenger luggage to enter the X-ray machine. Not infrequently, small items such as watches will go into a box provided by the airport.

But, have you ever thought how many people are holding the box?

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Imagine a variety of germs stuck to the box. The box is like a hotspot for various kinds of germs from dozens of other passengers' hands. 

3. Drink from a drinking fountain

Many travel tips suggest bringing refillable water bottles and using public water sources to save costs. But this method can endanger your health.

A study conducted by the Toronto Star newspaper tested 20 public water sources and water coolers throughout Toronto, Canada.

The study found that half of the public water sources tested contained levels of bacteria that were too high to count. 

Virginia Tech water expert Marc Edwards discusses the risks of using drinking water sources.

He also added that there is a possibility of dangerous pathogens that can live, including e-coli and legionella, which can cause digestive problems and symptoms such as pneumonia. 

4. Using a cellphone when eating

A busy schedule often forces you to call while eating. But, do you know that this activity can endanger health?

Research shows that our smartphones are very dirty and carry all kinds of bacteria.

Therefore, when you switch between eating with your hands and touching the phone screen with the same hand, it makes it easier for bacteria to enter your mouth.

If you must use your cellphone while eating, be sure to clean it with a tissue. 

5. Do not wear sandals

If you share a bathroom, be sure to wear slippers. Because, fungus that causes skin problems can hide in hotel rooms.

Even though the hotel floor feels warm and carpeted well, it doesn't rule out the possibility of transmitting skin diseases.

Because the carpet is likely a perfect breeding ground for organisms such as fungi. 

6. Using a remote hotel room

Just imagine, how many people touch the remote in your hotel room? Do you know that the remote is rarely cleaned?

A Houston University study found, the remote is one of the dirtiest objects in a hotel room.

If you are tempted to turn on the TV in a hotel room, be sure to clean the remote first. 

7. Not wearing shoes in the aircraft bathroom

One of the facts of the flight is that the bathroom is very dirty. When was the last time you saw a flight attendant clean an aircraft bathroom?

A travel expert, Johnny Jet wrote: "Wear your shoes! The bathroom of the airplane is very disgusting and dirty." (*) 

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