Vacuum dust: A previously unknown disease vector
Monday, September 30, 2013 - 15:00
in Health & Medicine
The aerosolized dust created by vacuums contain bacteria and mold that "could lead to adverse effects in allergic people, infants, and people with compromised immunity," according to researchers at the University of Queensland and Laval University. Their findings are published ahead of print in Applied and Environmental Microbiology.