Clean Hands Are Happy Hands
- germbustercampaign
- Dec 4, 2016
- 2 min read
Hello again people! Welcome back fellow Germ Buster! You know, it's been a long time since our last post. Well, to refresh our memory, what is the last topic that we discuss? Oh yeah, which one is cleaner, washing our hands without using soap or with soap. So for our next topic, we will talk about the benefit of having clean hands.
According to Livestrong.com, there are several benefit of keeping our hands clean. The fisrt benefit we get is to reduces risk in medical settings. For you who works at hospital and other medical facilities, washing hands is a simple yet vital behavior. Its importance was first realized in a Vienna hospital in the 19th century. Maternity patients were dying at a high rate. Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis started ordering his staff members to wash their hands before treating the patients, drastically lowering the death rate as a result. The transfer of bacteria from cadavers to the patients from the staff's hands was the culprit in the deaths. Ensuring that today's medical professionals make hand washing a priority is essential.
Second benefit is to lowers risk of diarrhea and intestinal problems. Washing hands lowers the risk of having diarrhea and developing intestinal infections, an important benefit particularly for children. Diarrhea disease is one of the leading causes of death in children under 5 throughout the world. Contact with fecal matter causes such illnesses and can be prevented by washing hands with soap. It may also prevent complications connected to intestinal worms.
Next is to prevents eye infections. The spread of bacterial eye infections, such as trachoma, can be reduced through regular hand washing. It can also lower the likelihood of contracting conjunctivitis, or pink eye. This irritating eye condition causes eye pain, itching, light sensitivity and discharge. It is spread a number of ways, with the most common being through viruses. Always wash your hands before putting in contacts, as being a contacts wearer increases your risk of having pink eye.
The last benefit is to lowers respiratory infection risk. You can lower your chances of developing an acute respiratory infection by making hand washing a priority. The pathogens that cause respiratory complications are commonly found on surfaces and hands. Some of the pathogens associated with diarrhea also cause respiratory problems. Hand washing significantly reduces your chances of getting sick.
See, there are so much benefits for keeping our hands clean. By keeping our hands clean we can reduce so many health problem that can create diseases harmful to our body. So guys, from now always keep your hands clean. Why? Because cleand hands are happy hands! See you on our next topic! Remember, Be Aware, Wash With Care!
Source:
http://www.livestrong.com/article/353130-what-are-the-benefits-of-hand-washing/
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