Well said, @SallymetLarry
People clearly don't understand the science.
The study, by luxury bathroom retailer Drenchch, claimed that couples who share used towels are at risk of sharing some pretty disgusting bodily excretions as well as infectious diseases, including E.Coli, ringworm, staph infections and faecal matterer.
www.menshealth.com/uk/health/a28606339/bathroom-towels-poo-bacteria/
"The longer towels stay damp, the longer the yeasts, bacteria, molds and viruses remain alive and stay active," dermatologist Alok Vij, MD, writes for Cleveland Clinic. "They can cause an outbreak of toenail fungus, athlete's foot, jock itch and warts, or cause these skin conditions to spread," he says, adding that dirty towels "can certainly cause a flare-up of eczema or atopic dermatitis."
“Even after a shower, your skin still contains bacteria. And when you dry yourself, the moisture from the towel combined with the bacteria that gets pulled from your body becomes a mix of infectious bacteria,” he says. “On day zero, when the towels are washed and still not used, you can still culture bacteria from the towel. On day one, the bacterial count increases. On day five of use, your towel contains so much bacteria, which I’m sure some of you can smell. That’s what the nasty wet towel smell is coming from: The bacteria eating the body oils in order to survive and grow in the towel’s material."
naturopathic.org/news/686106/How-Often-Do-You-Wash-Your-Towels-Doctor-Warns-Theyre-Probably-Full-of-Infectious-Bacteria.htm
Re the potentially deadly infection MRSA: • The spread of MRSA is more likely to occur when people share bedrooms, beds, towels (hand, face or bath) or hygiene items such as razors and toothbrushes with someone carrying the transmitted strain.