Missed connections and lost bags might not be your biggest worry when traveling. Researchers have found that nasty, contagious bacteria can last for days on airplane surfaces.
How Germy Are Airplanes?
Viruses and bacteria can persist on airplane surfaces for days, researchers find.
By Susanne Rust
Apr 2, 2015 5:00 AMNov 12, 2019 8:53 PM
Plane: My Good Images/Shutterstock. Bacteria from left: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; CDC/Janice Haney Carr; CDC/Melissa Brower
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