麥當勞點餐觸摸屏發現傳染性細菌
Traces of poop have been found on a number of McDonald's touchscreen kiosks, an investigation has found.
一項調查發現，麥當勞的許多自助點餐機觸摸屏上都有糞便的痕跡。Metro swabbed kiosks in eight restaurants in the UK and found traces of gut bacteria on every single one of them.
《英國都市地鐵報》對英國8家麥當勞餐廳的自助點餐機進行了取樣，發現每個都有腸道細菌的痕跡。Scientists at London Metropolitan University analyzed the samples and found a host of infection-causing bacteria, such as Enterococcus faecalis, which is more commonly found in hospitals.
倫敦都市大學的科學家對樣本進行了分析，發現了許多致病菌，比如糞腸球菌，這種細菌在醫院更常見。
One kiosk was even found to have Staphylococcus, a contagious bacteria that can cause blood poisoning and even toxic shock syndrome.
其中一個自助點餐機上甚至有葡萄球菌，這是一種可以引起血液中毒甚至是中毒性休克綜合徵的傳染性細菌。Diners use the touchscreen kiosks, which have been rolled out to restaurants across the world, to order their food in a bid to speed up the process.
顧客使用自助點單觸摸屏來加快點餐速度，這種點餐方式已經在世界各地的餐館推行。They then collect their meals from the counter, often without washing their hands.
然後，他們通常是不洗手就從櫃檯上取餐。
Matawele, who analyzed the results, said that the presence of Staphylococcus was "worrying" because of how quickly it can spread and the fears that it is becoming resistant to antibiotics.
做結果分析的馬塔韋勒稱，葡萄球菌的存在“令人擔憂”，因爲它的傳播速度很快，而且人們擔心它會對抗生素越來越有抗藥性。He added: "It starts around people's noses, if they touch their nose with their fingers and then transfer it to the touchscreen someone else will get it, and if they have an open cut which it gets into, then it can be dangerous."
他補充說：“這種細菌在人的鼻子周圍出現，如果有人用手指觸摸鼻子，然後把它弄到觸摸屏上，別人就會被傳染。如果它進入人體傷口，那麼就會很危險了。”The study tested touch screens at six London branched and two in Birmingham. Three-quarters of the machines tested showed traces of bacteria proteus which is found in human and animal poop and can cause septicaemia.
這項研究測試了6個倫敦分店和2個伯明翰分店的觸摸屏。被檢測的機器中有四分之三查出有變形桿菌，這種細菌存在於人和動物的糞便中，可以導致敗血症。Klebsiella bacteria was also found, which can cause painful urinary tract infections, septicemia and diarrhea. Some species of the germs can even get into the respiratory tract and cause pneumonia.
此外機器上還存在克雷伯氏菌，它可以引發令人痛苦的尿道感染、敗血症和腹瀉。一些細菌甚至可以進入呼吸道引起肺炎。McDonald's say that they regularly clean the screens with disinfectant but the scientist feels it's not enough as some of the germs remain there for days at a time.
麥當勞方面表示，他們會定期用消毒劑清洗屏幕，但科學家認爲這是不夠的，因爲一些細菌每次會在屏幕上存活數天。
