International Journal of Information Science
p-ISSN: 2163-1921 e-ISSN: 2163-193X
2012; 2(4): 37-41
doi:10.5923/j.ijis.20120204.02
Awoleye O M, Ogunkanbi D A, Ayo-Lawal R, A Adewole G O, Elufisan T O
National centre for Technology Management Obafemi Awolowo University Ile Ife PMB 012 Nigeria
Correspondence to: Elufisan T O, National centre for Technology Management Obafemi Awolowo University Ile Ife PMB 012 Nigeria.
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The role of personal computer (PC) and its associated accessories in this present knowledge-based global economy cannot be overemphasized. Its application is highly significant being a tool for the transfer of information worldwide, this consequently resulted in an increase in the rate at which the public interact with it. Computer system has been identified as formites which could serve as a portal through which pathogens can be transmitted among user. An essential part of a PC is the keyboard; certain microbes have been isolated from the surface of computer keyboard (CK) which had been linked with many infections and disease conditions. The need to identify the possibilities of CK to act as a reservoir host for the transmission of this pathogenic organism to ambient users led to this study. This study aimed to review the role CKs play in the transfer of pathogens in Nigeria and to sensitize Nigerian on the possibilities of contacting infectious diseases through CKs. This paper also provides policy recommendations on the necessary measures that could be adopted to minimize such infections.
Keywords: Computer, Mouse, Keyboard, Nosocomial, Formites, Microorganisms
Cite this paper: Awoleye O M, Ogunkanbi D A, Ayo-Lawal R, A Adewole G O, Elufisan T O, Techno-Microbial Hazards Associated with CKs: Public Health Risk and Policy Implications in Nigeria, International Journal of Information Science, Vol. 2 No. 4, 2012, pp. 37-41. doi: 10.5923/j.ijis.20120204.02.
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