UPDATE!
My interview with CHOI FM is now online. You can hear it by clicking on the image (after the advertisement).
http://rms.radiox.com/player/radiox3/default.aspx?extraitid=98439
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A few weeks ago, I took my trusty germ detective kit (otherwise known as a cooler) and headed into ‘la belle province’ of Quebec, specifically Montreal, in search of germs.
I joined the wonderful team at 24h, including the incredible Stéphane Alarie (seriously, this guy’s career is amazing) and the beautiful Sarah Bélisle (herself off to an incredible career).
Stéphane Alarie Sarah Bélisle
We ventured into the subways, airport and one of the universities in the 514 and I performed my customary swabbing of 40 surfaces, including the hands of a wonderfully polite student on strike. Thankfully I managed not to get arrested (long story) and returned to the lab to find out what germs were lurking in plain sight. I also solidified a new name, Monsieur Microbes, adding to The Germ Guy(TM) and that other name that will be revealed later (see my previous post for more on that).
The story was released today and you can read about them below (although you may need Google Translator). Each story has a different take but as always, the message is the same.
- We are not at war with germs; we co-exist with them
- Germs are everywhere
- Keep good hygiene
- Don’t panic!
Journal de Montréal:
http://www.journaldemontreal.com/2012/04/03/ca-grouille-de-bacteries-partout?autostart=true
I hope that you enjoy the articles and the photos.
As always, I would love to hear your comments.
Thank You Jason!
Lovely & abs Wonderful Surprise to SEE You on TVA this a.m. *******
Congratulations Jas !!! I was tickled pink to SEE the Lady in Blue ‘RE-Act’ to the Germ-Guy’s Article
I was very grateful to your Dad for his locating the Channel *******
Here is a translated account ???
Faced with all these bacteria around us, the first line of defense against infection is
good hygiene, said the microbiologist Jason Tetro,
“Wash prevents the oils equipment, dirt and sweat from building up
on the skin and allow bacteria to proliferate”
He also advocated for regular use of hand sanitizer.
“Even if you wash hands to the bathroom, you never know what
key after “, he said.
“It is anyway impossible to sterilize public places, “says the researcher,
adding that it would be useless.
Interviewed about their maintenance practices,
without having been notified of anything that our experience,
“We do awareness campaigns in Flu and time you put up posters to show
how to wash their hands, “illustrates Stephanie Lepage, Aéroports de Montreal, where the
frequency of cleaning is determined based on Passenger traffic in different sectors.
Based on the same principle is applied to traffic the Société de transport de Montreal, indicates
Jean-Marc Lafleur, Superintendent exploitation metro stations.
Stations, staircases and handrails are polished once a week, says
the man who is the head of 200 maintenance workers.
Support bars, seats and other items interiors of the cars are thoroughly cleaned
Jason Tetro navigates the world of bacteria for 25 years. there is fascinated by these microscopic creatures
since he nearly died of consequences of an infection at the age of four years.
He emerged from this experience with a desire to better understand what had happened
and the desire to work for fewer people suffer the same test.
It therefore works regularly with the media and the once earned the nickname of “Germ Guy”
or, as we prefer, Mr. Microbes.
Jason Tetro microbiologist is affiliated with the University of Ottawa and Coordinator
Centre for Research on emerging pathogens. it
is also a member of the Centre for Research on Environmental Microbiology.
Bacteria responsible for nosocomial infections,
staphylococci to cause food poisoning and
fecal coliform as the disturbing e. coli.
This is what found in quantity on the handles, stair rails, bars support or touch screens in public places,
reveals a investigation by a microbiologist at the request of 24H.
SARAH BÉLISLE
24 hours
Armed with cotton swabs and test tubes
to collect samples, the researcher Jason Tetro – nicknamed Mr. Microbes – a
surveyed the Montreal subway, airport
Montreal-Trudeau School
Polytechnic and the University of Montreal.
That places so busy teeming with germs, of course.
But this small study resulted in results a bit repulsive, of
How to convince anyone Wash hands a lot more often.
The analyzes performed by our expert in his laboratory at the University
Ottawa has shown that some surfaces are real colonies holiday for bacteria.
Fecal bacteria
the microwave
“It’s just gross.
I did not expect this amount of bacteria. There are many!
“Says the microbiologist.
He who usually judge “fascinating
“These micro-organisms,
admits to being blown by the findings
Montreal’s quest.
Jason Tetro also expressed flabbergasted
by the nature of bacteria harvested
on the touch screen of a kiosk
Registration at the airport and
a microwave oven at UdeM. There
been detected fecal bacteria, including
e. coli, one of the most frequently germs
responsible for infection in humans.
Will you really surprised he also found on
door handle of a toilet room Men flag
Jean-Brillant? Even a student
striker who has agreed to play the game
while blocking access to a room
class, had fecal bacteria
on the fingers.
“People do not wash their
hands properly, “says the
researcher, who was quick to
Wash hands with disinfectant
from its samples collected.
Least in the metro
Oddly enough, the subway was
a separate group in this experiment.
Despite the heat and humidity
characteristics of the underground network,
So an environment conducive to
survival of bacteria, there have been found
in smaller numbers than elsewhere.
However, says Jason Tetro,
those he has identified at this location
were more likely to cause
infections.
For example, Neisseria sicca, a
bacteria associated with respiratory tract
that can spread through coughing and
sneezing. This is to say Mr. Microbes as viruses of the flu and cold are probably
ubiquitous in the network that is
theater of 900 000 trips each day.
Bacteria responsible for nosocomial infections,
staphylococci to cause food poisoning and
fecal coliform as the disturbing e. coli. This is what found in quantity on the handles, stair rails, bars support or touch screens in public places, reveals a investigation by a microbiologist at the request of 24H.
WHAT
FOUND
Microbiologist Jason Tetro has collected 40 samples in four public places
of Montreal at the request of 24H. Examples of places where Samples were taken and where they found more than 10,000 bacteria
by samples, more than ten times the norm on such surfaces.
Jason Tetro navigates the world of bacteria for 25 years. There is fascinated by these microscopic creatures since he nearly died of
consequences of an infection at the age of four years. He emerged from this experience
with a desire to better understand what had happened and the desire to work for fewer people suffer the same test. It therefore works regularly with the media and the once earned the nickname of “Germ Guy” or, as we prefer,
Mr. Microbes.
Jason Tetro microbiologist is affiliated with the University of Ottawa and Coordinator
Centre for Research on emerging pathogens. It
is also a member of the Centre for Research on Environmental Microbiology.
MR MICROBES
AIRPORT
MONTREAL-TRUDEAU
Touch screen kiosk
recording
electronic
Bacillus
Pseudomonas
Faecal bacteria
Trolley handle
Luggage
Bacillus
Pseudomonas
Micrococcus
Faecal bacteria
METRO
MONTREAL
Grab Bar
top of a car
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Bacillus
Staphyloc.s aureus
Staphyloc. epidermidis
Banister -
Angrignon station
Staphyloc. epidermidis
Staphylococcus aureus
Neisseria sicca
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
POLYTECHNIC
Trash -
Rocker cover
Bacillus
Pseudomonas
Balustrade
Bacillus
Pseudomonas
UNIVERSITY
MONTREAL
An oven door
microwave
Bacillus
Staphyloc. epidermidis
Faecal bacteria
A door handle
male grooming
Pseudomonas
Faecal bacteria
Caption for the photo of the 11 samples analyzed in the laboratory showed that there were fewer bacteria in the subway than in other
public places visited.
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Well, that’s one way to help!
The “LEAST” I can do for do for “From Germ Guy to Monsieur Microbes…”
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“not to get arrested “? Quelle dommage! Ey, M. Microbes, let those bacterias where you find them! I want to know the story!
Oooooooooooooooooooo it IS quite the Story !!!
Your French c´est parfait! Funny interview. So bad I was out of Montreal and miss the newspapers. Hope you come again. Raconte l´histoire, S.V.P.!
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Very Interesting Jas *******
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