80% of infectious illnesses are transmitted by touch (including touching door handles)… Every time a toilet is flushed, up to 10,000 bacteria and viruses are made airborne… One in three people don’t wash their hands after using the restroom…All touch the door handle…. Within one hour, 1,000 bacteria on a handle become 16,000—and it takes only 100 bacteria to infect a person… Compliance for hand washing in most hospitals is only 40%….