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The seat before you and before that. so it's, you know, once a day is not going to get everything. >> if you travel a lot, is there anything to do to protect yourself? wipe down the seat with wipes or is that not a good idea? >> you know, anderson, i'll tell you. i sat next to people that do that and thought they're so -- why are they doing that? i'll tell you, now that i read the study i think they're smart. you get an alcohol-based wipe and wipe down the tray table and the armrest and all of that, the window shade and kills the bugs so that's a pretty easy thing to do. >> some people said an...

They don't. they're hearty little critters so what the research out of auburn university found is that, for example, take an armrest that's between the seats, mersa which is an antibiotic resistant bacteria can survive for six days. that is a very long time. also, on that leather seat you are sitting on, mersa can survive for six days. on the tray table that you pull down from in front of you, survive for five days and this one, anderson, i have to say, i hadn't thought much about this. the window shades we put down, push up, they can survive for five days there. now, for e. coli, a really nas...

E. coli and the antibiotic resistant mrsa can live on long after the passenger departed the plane. i took a flight -- why are planes different than buses or trains? it is because a lot of times on planes we eat and that's hand to mouth. bringing the germs right to our face. on a typical washington to new york route, up to seven trips a day, meaning as many as six other people in the same seat, touching the tray table and window shade. airlines say every time they land the cabin is cleaned, seats and tray tables wiped. delta says overnight a more thorough disinfectant, including the walls and w...

That. so it's, you know, once a day is not going to get hefrg. >> if you travel a lot, is there anything to do to protect yourself? wipe down the seat with wipes or not a good idea? >> you know, anderson, i'll tell you. i sat next to people that do that and thought they're so -- why are they doing that? i'll tell you that i read the study i think they're smart. you get an alcohol-based wipe and wipe down the tray table and the armrest and all of that, the window shade and kills the bugs so that's a pretty easy thing to do. >> some people said okayty bacterial wipes are bad and sort of overusin...

Extra money for their own seats. but if you knew that you would probably just drive. >> even though you are allowed to carry your baby on your lap, if there is turbulence or god forbid a crash, you are going to lose hold of your child. >> reporter: what about the dreaded airborne germs? >> people get sick on airplanes because of what they touch. not because of the air that they breathe. the dirtiest places in the airplane, actually the tray table, and the little button that makes your seat recline. >> reporter: for those with a fear of flying, pilots say fly early and choose your seat carefull...