What kind of flusher are you? A new study found germs spread whether the toilet lid is up or down. Disinfect your toilet and flusher to kill germs.

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It's been said that closing the toilet lid before flushing can prevent the spread of all germs, by keeping any flush-produced mist in the bowl. But a new study refutes that.

Is it better to leave the lid up or down when you flush? Scientists have now revealed if there's a best way to flush without spreading a 'toilet plume' of bacteria and viruses into the air.

When the toilet was flushed with the lid open, the particles spread over a wide area, including 40 cm above the toilet bowl and 15 cm in front of it on the user’s side.

Closing a toilet lid before flushing reduces your exposure to pathogens, though myriad factors make it difficult to quantify how much that risk is reduced.