How often do you wash your towel? Some people wash once a week, while some, once a year. The towel is a fertile breeding ground for millions of microbes, especially those found on human skin and on the gut. No wonder the towel is one of the objects that facilitate fecal-oral contamination (literally connecting the two ends of the gut). Worse still, most people keep towels in the bathroom (near the toilet). Every flush of the toilet sends mist with millions of microbes, ranging from H.pylori, salmonella and other deadly bacteria and viruses. When you wash your hands ready for a meal, and dry them with your body towel, there's high chance you are directly ingesting your fecal matter, or, if in a shared lavatory, someone else's faeces. Unless cleaned well, viruses such as human papillomavirus (causes warts, anal cancer and cervical cancer) can be transmitted when towels are shared with infected individuals. So, what to do? 1. Launder towels once a week. 2. Use hot water and det...
The late Fidel Odinga's wife, Lwam Getachew Bekele's speech at the requiem mass held at All Saints Cathedral on Thursday was perhaps one of the most moving messages during the whole ceremony. After speeches by many dignitaries, friends and relatives, Bekel was called upon to say a few words.After her very brief speech mourners were left shading tears. Here is what Mrs Lwam Getachew Bekele said. "My love where do I even begin. 6 years ago I met my six foot prince charming. Your generous spirit will go a long way…you melted my heart with your kindness. The swiftness of your departure remains shocking to me. But I cannot question God. Till we meet again my love my husband."
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