HAND WASHING AND ITS IMPORTANCE

HANDWASHING

In my country Nigeria, they say “ what one doesn’t know cant kill him “ and I added on my own “what a man cant see can kill him more than what he or she can see”. In saying this I am referring to microorganisms that exists all around us. some are harmful while some are useful for man kind survival as but as human we can’t take the risk in just taking anything into our system. There are opening into the body which we constantly touch and they are: the mouth, the nose and the eye. We also tend to touch these openings with one part of the body which is the hands which is also in contact with things we also touch with it which are highly possible to contain unknown micro organisms. The need to protect ourselves from these organisms in the hand now arises and the only way to do this is by doing what is called hand hygiene through HAND WASHING .
HAND WASHING is the process of washing the hand with clean water and soap and then drying the hand with a neat towel. There are actually different ways of washing hands but I prefer the united states
Centers for disease controls and prevention , it is done by using running water preferably warm water and then lathing of your hand by rubbing them with soap and then scrub it for at least 20 seconds then rinse with running water too then make sure to dry your hands " ^Source

Drying of the hand is as important as washing it cause wet hands are ore prone to contamination.Washing of the hands actually does someone various good like;

• # PREVENTION OF LOTS OF RESPIRATORY AND DIARHHEA DISEASES ESPECIALLY IN CHILDREN;
In washing of the hands regularly, the transmission of microorganisms that cause diarrhea and respiratory diseases are highly reduced. research has shown that 1 out of every 3 kids that who get sick with diarrhea could have avoided it if they washed their hands and 1 out of every 5 kids that had respiratory disease could have been avoided

• # IT ALSO AIDS IN PREVENTION OF INFECTION TO THE EYES AND NOSE;
Humans frequently touch their faces and noses with their hands so making them prone to infection so hand washing would go a long way in reducing spread of the infection

There are necessary times one should wash his or her hands and some of them include:
• After urinating
• After defecating
• After exercising or playing
• After work
• Before and after eating
• Menstrual hygiene
• Before and after preparing food
• After handling raw meat
• After wiping a child buttocks " ^Source

Hand washing is an Important of human hygiene which is necessary for human survivor and maintaining good health and I thank admin @imamalkimas and @mudajuli and moderators @ahyar92 and @lidiasteem for this opportunity while imploring @alphafx @swaylee @dayographix to take part in this too