Mobile phones are covered in germs. Disinfecting them daily could help stop diseases spreading
- Written by Lotti Tajouri, Associate Professor, Biomedical Sciences, Bond University

There are billions of mobile phones in use around the globe. They are present on every single continent, in every single country and in every single city.
We reviewed the research on how mobile phones carry infectious pathogens such as bacteria and viruses, and we believe they are likely to be “Trojan horses” that contribute...