Your Phone Is Covered in Germs

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by FOX Charlotte

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--Did you know your smartphone is covered in poop?!  According to a story from the Wall Street Journal, your smartphone is covered in germs. 

The report says your phone could give you all types of illnesses from the flu to pinkeye.  The greasy smears on the screen of your phone is where most of the germs live. 

A study from a company in Britain revealed one in six phones in 2011 had traces of fecal matter. 

A new study in 2012 showed bacteria found in fecal contamination was on every single phone they tested. 

Most phone makers have not said how someone can "wash" their phone without damaging it.

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