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Caught Dirty Handed

Caught Dirty Handed
Look at your hands. What do you see? What about the things you don’t see? Did you know that you carry millions of germs on your hands? Most are harmless, but you can pick up some that can cause illness such as colds, flu, diarrhea and other more harmful disease causing pathogens. When we forget to wash our hands or don’t wash them properly, we can spread these germs to other people or give them to ourselves. So, how likely are you to be caught “dirty handed”? You may be surprised.
Observations made by the CDC in public restrooms have revealed that only 68 percent of Americans wash their hands before leaving. Adults and children must be aware of the importance of hand washing. Children who are taught to wash their hands show fewer incidents of childhood and adult illnesses.
Hands have long been recognized as one of the most important carriers of microorganisms in the spread of disease in the home and hospital type setting. This is because of...

Posted by: Chad Boger

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