Letter writer has an issue with their guest leaving the toilet lid up after flushing. Dear Miss Manners: We have become ...

The caption reads: “When you shower with the toilet lid open, the humidity and water droplets from the shower causes the ...

For the second piece of advice, Dr Rajar insisted you should never flush the toilet with the lid open. "Studies have shown that airborne micro droplets of bacteria in the toilet can last up to 16 ...

If not a polite conversation, is it rude to leave a little framed sign in the bathroom: “Please close lid before flushing”?

The scientists studied the droplets and aerosols (the smallest particulates among droplets) when the toilet was flushed with the lid open. The droplets flew up to 40-50 centimeters and fell ...

which is transmitted through bodily waste - was added to toilet bowls. They flushed the toilets with some open and some closed and discovered that regardless of if the lid was left up or down ...

The findings indicated that closing the lid before flushing does not significantly reduce the dissemination of viral particles, highlighting the importance of regular toilet disinfection to ...

Miss Manners suggests that you do your best to ignore your guests’ bathroom habits and resist putting up that sign. People ...

The average person flushes their toilet five times a day, so they've had a lot of practice - but apparently most people are doing it wrong. Scientist Shalini Guleria has urged people who flush the ...

Fukuda noted, "Whether the lid is open or closed, the risk of infection from touching surfaces like the toilet seat or walls in a typical Japanese restroom is minimal." The research team advises ...