Shoe covers prevent bacteria from spreading while protecting investment in shoes
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Would you ever lick your dirty hands after you finished your gym workout? Most people wouldn't. The same concept can be applied to dirty shoes. Dirty shoes can contain up to 9 species of bacteria and millions of bacteria cells. Most of the bacteria species come from waste matter. Have you ever wondered what you're stepping on in the bathroom? How about stepping animal feces on the golf course or in a field? That's your answer. The most common forms of bacteria are as follows:
- Escherichia coli (E. Coli) - causing symptoms ranging from severe stomach pain accompanied by diarrhea to kidney failure and potential death in 1 out of 50 victims.
- Klebsiella pneumonia - a gram-negative bacteria that can rapidly destroy lung tissue and in 25 to 50% of patients will cause death.
- Serratia ficaria - causing gallbladder empyemas and sepsis as well as biliary infections.
Bacteria can live on your shoes for up to 3 days. They also have up to a 99% transfer rate. Everything your dirty shoes touch will most likely get the nasty bacteria on them.
People place those dirty shoes into a suitcase when they travel. It wouldn't make a good vacation if you changed into a shirt that was sitting under your shoes and got an E. Coli infection. Beyond travel, people throw their dirty shoes in golf bags, gym bags, soccer bags, football bags, and other sports bags. If you are regularly active, you run the risk of exposing your body to potentially dangerous infections.
There is one way to protect the spread of bacteria from your shoes to your clothes or towels. Shoe bags are an excellent way to keep the bacteria on your shoes and away from your bags. Shoe covers can also be used to protect your investment in shoes.
shoe socks™are form fitting stretchable protective shoe covers made out of rugged and durable Neoprene. Neoprene is synthetic rubber, and it will prevent bacteria from exiting the shoe covers better than other shoe covers made out of fabric. Other shoe covers can be made of thin and flimsy material causing your shoes to get poked or torn. With shoe socks™, you get protection from shoes so bacteria don't get on your belongings. You also get protection for shoes so that they don't get damaged.