| Sumario: | The article mentions research by the British consumer group called Which? and the group's discovery that computer keyboards contain bacteria and are a potential health hazard. Topics include: the causes of bacterial contamination such as people eating at their desk, failure to wash hands after going to the bathroom, dust that traps moisture, and sharing computer equipment with those who might be sick; how to clean a computer keyboard with compressed air, a hand-held vacuum cleaner, or wipe cloth; and the options of replacing a keyboard and the computer mouse or using covers in a dirty environment.
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