ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT HANDWASHING

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Handwashing is basically very important and necessary. This simple techniques can prevent infections from getting into us. We all know is that microorganisms is very small and cannot be seen with the naked eyes and as such we cannot tell where microorganisms are,but for sure they are present everywhere.

Some people have become the author of their own problems simply because they dont wash their hands. One of the problem with human is failing to do simple but very important things. Handwashing is very important especially after certain activities.

Many infections can be gotten simply from not washing the hands and such infections include

• Food poisioning
• Typhoid
• Hepatitis A
• Infections from hospital (Nosocomia infection)
• Infecctions fron even animals

Alots of people are dead as a results of infections gotten from not washing their hands,and others are still wondering the cause of their problem.

WHEN IS IT IMPORTANT TO WASH THE HANDS

1.When coming from the hospital- Hospitals has been a place of visit for most if not all,this is not bad at all,but the question is how many people washed their hands after coming from the hospital,many people see this simple task as a very tedious one and as such has become a victim of infections from the hospital when we call nosocomial infections,this are infections contracted from the hospital,many people go to the hospital without any infections and return with one or two infections,examples of infections gotten from hospitals are skin rashes, UTI, chikenpox, primary bacteremia etc. So immediately you are back from the hospitals do well to wash your hands very well.

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2.After caring for domestic animals- Alot of people after caring for domestic animals fail to wash up properly,there are lots and lots of infections gotten from animals like ticks from dogs,rabies from dogs,worm infections from cats,hens and ducks may excrete salnonella from their feaces( the act of contracting infections from animals are called zoonoses). After caring for animals, make sure you wash your hands properly.

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3.Before and after eating- Many people wash their hands only after eating and have become victims of typhoid,food posioning,we all know the rules,wash your hands before eating,but how many people obey this,microrganisms are everywhere and are too small to be seen with the naked eyes, you probably might have forgoteen you have handled money, insects or even coming from the loo.before eating wash your hands,the food is not running away.

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4.After working with strong chemicals- This has lead to death of many people especially farmers,after working on the farm,dont hesitate to wash the hands

5.After using the loo- Someone suffering from thphoid might have mess up the toilet,and excrete organisms present in the stool everywhere,if after using the toilet you refuse to wash your hands you might get infected
This is one of the disadvantages of eating outside because you dont no if the food sellers wash their hands before cooking

6.When coming from work or school- Make sure you wash the hands properly.

7.Before feeding a baby- this is very important and necessary,always ensure you wash your hands before feeding a baby,even if you were not involved in any activity.

WHEN WASHING YOUR HANDS

When washing the hands make sure you wash very well,especially in between the fingers,use the left hand to wash the right hand and use the right to wash the left,its best to wash with soap and water,and after washing, use the left hand to close the tap.
In case of absence of water,soap,sanitizer can be used as it is also very effective

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Reference

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