its the process in cleaning your hands of disease and germs.
1. rinse
2.lather in soap
3. rinse
4. dry with towel
handwashing
Handwashing should last at least 20 seconds to effectively remove germs and dirt. A good way to time it is to sing a song like "Happy Birthday" twice or use a timer. Be sure to scrub all parts of your hands, including between fingers and under nails. Proper handwashing is essential for maintaining good hygiene and preventing illness.
Handwashing
Microbes can be prevented from spreading through measures such as regular handwashing, disinfection of surfaces, and proper food handling practices. For example, handwashing with soap and water helps to remove microbes from the hands, while disinfecting surfaces kills microbes present on them. Proper food handling practices, such as cooking food to the appropriate temperature, help to kill microbes that may be present in the food.
The single most important hygiene activity for preventing infection from bloodborne diseases is proper handwashing. Keeping hands clean helps to prevent the spread of disease-causing germs, especially when handling blood or bodily fluids.
Dr. Simmelweis
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like in any other profession proper handwawshing should be the start of any work specially with food. in my field, it has been an essential to do proper handwashing because drugs/medicines acan get easily contaminated.
Good, frequent handwashing is the single best way to prevent the spread of many common diseases. Research published in July 2005 in the The Lancet confirms that handwashing with regular soap is a good way to control infection. The study measured the health impact of proper handwashing among 900 households in Karachi, Pakistan. Those who were given handwashing education and regular soap reported a 50% decrease in pneumonia and diarrhea, and a 34% decrease in skin infections. another way is to use 70 percent isoprople alcohol because germ x doesn't kill viruses alcohol does you can buy it at walmart the pharmacy section
before handwashing
handwashing
Who Knew - 2010 Global Handwashing 2-54 was released on: USA: 15 October 2010