最後,還有一些其他措施可以減少通過氣旋傳播的微生物。最簡單的方法莫過於在沖水時蓋上馬桶蓋了。這項簡單的方法能夠將飛濺的微生物含量減少到不蓋蓋子時的1/12 [1]。此外,定期用消毒水清洗馬桶和水箱也能夠限制馬桶內微生物的殘留。結論 :從已有的研究結果來看,有些微生物更容易在馬桶周邊積聚。馬桶沖水時的氣旋的確能夠造成微生物的傳播。雖然這些微生物的傳播範圍、時長尚且未知,但在沖馬桶時蓋上馬桶蓋,定期用消毒水清理馬桶和水箱,確實能夠幫我們減少潛在的健康危險。參考資料: [1] E.L. Best et al. Journal of Hospital Infection 80 (2012) 1-5[2] D.L. Johnson et al. American Journal of Infection Control (2012) xxx 1-5 (本文尚未在紙質期刊上發表,故刊號不明)[3] Barker J, Jones MV. The potential spread of infection caused by aerosol contamination of surfaces after flushing a domestic toilet. J Appl Microbiol 2005;99:339-47[4] Hejkal TW, Larock PA, Winchester JW. Water-to-air fractionation of bacteria. Appl Environ Microbiol 1980;39:335-8[5] Gerba CP, Wallis C, Melnick JL. Microbiological hazards of household toilets: droplet production and the fate of residual organisms. Appl Microbiol 1975;30: 229-37[6] Sheer TA, Coyle WJ. Gastrointestinal tuberculosis. Curr Gastroenterol Rep 2003; 5:273-8.[7] Hong Kong Special Administrative Unit Department of Health. Outbreak of sever acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) at Amoy Gardens, Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong: mainfindings of the investigation. Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Department of Health 2011. March 29, 2011. Available (from:http://www.info.gov.hk/info/SARS/pdf/amoy_e.pdf. Accessed Mart 29, 2010.)[8] Bound WH, Atkinson RI. Bacterial aerosol from water closets: a comparison of two types of pan and two types of cover. Lancet 1966;1:1369-70