Sentences with phrase «shed human skin cells»

Human - associated bacteria disperse into and throughout the built environment by three primary mechanisms: (1) direct human contact with indoor surfaces; (2) bioaerosol particle emission from our breath, clothes, skin and hair; and (3) resuspension of indoor dust containing previously shed human skin cells, hair and other bacteria - laden particles.

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But then ISS itself serves as a home to six microbe - filled humans who stay in orbit for as long as 6 months each and routinely shed skin cells when they exercise, comb their hair, eat, and do other activities that potentially can contaminate their isolated «built environment.»

Dust mites are one of the most common causes of year - round allergies, and given their favorite food — skin cells shed by humans and pets — it's no surprise that they thrive in beds.