Any food prepared on surfaces contaminated by raw chicken or turkey can also become tainted with salmonella.

When the-trouble-began, I proposed getting supplies of fish and seeds from the surface, so that we might eat better, but Stafford- our dictator, who I will explain about momentarily- says all things from the surface are evil, contaminated.

This usually happens by touching a surface contaminated with cold germs and then touching your nose or mouth.

Other animals may become infected with the virus through direct contact with these bodily fluids or through contact with surfaces contaminated with them.

Touching surfaces or objects contaminated with norovirus, and then placing your hand in your mouth.

When swiped across a surface contaminated with E. coli bacteria (say, the gas-station restroom key), the antibodies activate dyes and turn the wipe red, signaling the presence of microorganisms.

Children can accumulate dangerous levels of lead in their blood when they inadvertently eat it by putting their hands in their mouths after touching surfaces contaminated with lead dust.

Other birds may pick up the virus through direct contact with these excretions or when they have contact with surfaces contaminated with this material.

EPA investigated the effectiveness of liquid and foam decontamination technologies for surfaces contaminated with biological agents.