Started international Week for the prevention of infections, today, 15 October,the world day of clean hands.
Remember that everything is in your clean hands! Only 5% of people wash their hands correctly to kill germs that cause infection. This is evidenced by the results of a study conducted at the University of Michigan.
A study conducted in public restrooms College covered 3.7 million participants. Experts secretly watched how people wash their hands after using the toilet. It turned out that only every 20th washing your hands properly lather your palms on both sides and between the fingers, and after about 20 seconds, washed them under running water and wiping with a clean towel. At the same time 33% of people wash their hands without soap, and 10% didn’t wash. On average, hand washing took about 6 seconds. Men more often than women did not observe the rules of personal hygiene.
Washing hands is important because hands may be the causative agents of viral and infectious diseases. And you need to do it each time you return home (this should be the first thing you do!). After contact with animals, before eating and when hands are dirty. Hand washing should be with soap, thoroughly, at least 20 seconds. In areas with large concentrations of people in hospitals can and should use disinfectants.
How to wash your hands?
How to wash your hands at the time? Wash hands with soap at least 20 seconds. Don’t forget to lather up with soap, the handle on the tap, because it accumulates the maximum number of bacteria. RUB the soap under the nails. Remember, the more foam, the cleaner will be the arms. Jewelry before washing your hands be sure to remove.
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Washing hands is not only disinfecting, but also helps from the standpoint of psychology.
Scientists have found that washing your hands helps to get rid of unpleasant memories and can take the stress out of making tough decisions.
This discovery can be used to remove fatigue and relax a bit. Truth to captivate such a psychological hand-washing probably still not worth it, otherwise there is a risk to turn into a paranoid, who would need to calm wash hands every hour. Wash hands as needed, this will help to avoid a number of problems and keep you healthy!
The researchers noted that by the evening the number of those who washes his hands after using the toilet, decreased. In restrooms where there was a sign don’t forget to wash your hands, people did do it more often.
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