WASHING HANDS REGULARLY CAN SAVE LIFE OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE

Today, washing hands has proved to be the most effective solution due to the devastation of Covid-19. Washing hands with soap again and again during the day has become a part of our lives. Recently Global Hand Washing Day was celebrated all over the world. Washing hands has become very important due to the epidemic, due to which the importance of this day has increased for all of us.

How Do Germs Reach The Body From Hands

• Germs enter the body most quickly through the eyes, nose and mouth.
• Do not touch your face without washing your hands.
• There are phone screens, door handles, lift buttons, gym equipment, bus doors, benches and other such things that you touch daily without knowing through which germs enter the body via your hands.

Are You Aware Of These Facts Related To Hand Washing?

• You touch about 300 surfaces every thirty minutes every day, that is, you come in contact with 840,000 germs.
• Up to 80% of diseases are spread by touching. . There are around 1500 bacteria in one cm of your arm.
• Only one of 3 diarrhoea patients can be easily saved by washing hands
• The death of about 1 million people every year can only be avoided by washing hands

 

Is Hand Sanitizer A Better Alternative Than Soap?

Although everyone is walking around with a sanitizer in their pocket, but does it kill germs well? The 2018 research of General Science Transitional Medicine was analysed in hospitals in Melbourne. They found that the bacteria have created immunity against the alcohol-containing sanitizer and they are still surviving despite its use. In such a situation, the only way to get rid of germs is to wash hands thoroughly with soap and water.

 

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