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BOSTON - If you're afraid to touch a toilet seat, perhaps you should be even more afraid of your keyboard. Our fingers and hands become contaminated with all kinds of germs throughout the day, and ...

This story was produced by Grist and co-published with States Newsroom. It is part of the Grist series Vital Signs, exploring the ways climate change affects your health. This reporting initiative is ...