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\nHow many times a day do I have to wash my
\nhands? Is there a proper way to do this? Should I use soap or water? If these
\nquestions come up in your mind regularly, don’t worry. We are here to answer
\nall of them and more. How? Read well and learn some amazing facts about how to
\nwash your hands. They may not be terribly attractive, but they are undoubtedly
\nextremely important.<\/o:p><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n
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\nHere are 8 amazing facts about hand washing
\nthat you might not want to ignore, but you will likely finish it anyway.<\/o:p><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n
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\nHow many times
\na day?<\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/em><\/div>\n
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\nFact:<\/span><\/b><\/em> Studies show that you should
\nwash your hands 6 times a day.<\/o:p><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n
\nSo, you have the answer to your question.
\nNow you know how often you should wash your hands. Since we are awake for
\napproximately 16 hours, the strategy needs to be performed once every 2.5
\nhours. His palms have touched 1,500 potentially germicidal surfaces in the
\nwashes.<\/o:p><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n
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\nHow long do
\ngerms survive?<\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/em><\/div>\n
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\nFact:<\/span><\/b><\/em> Germs are tough little critics
\nand can survive in your hands for 2 to 24 hours.<\/o:p><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n
\nYou can wash your hands ten minutes in
\nadvance, but if you have a cold and you have a runny nose, wash your hands more
\noften than usual. Helps to remove residual germs from your hands.<\/o:p><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n
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\nKeep your
\nhands on you<\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/em><\/div>\n
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\nFact:<\/span><\/b><\/em> You can easily touch a surface
\ninfected with 300 germs in just half an hour.<\/o:p><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n
\nIt’s not amazing, and we don’t even count
\nthose who like to garden.<\/o:p><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n
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\nThis means that you can get sick from germs
\nthat others leave on the surface. Did you know that a 2012 study from Purdue
\nUniversity found that cell phones contain 10 times more bacteria than toilet
\nseats?<\/o:p><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n
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\nFact:<\/span><\/b><\/em> The average woman or man touches
\ntheir face about 16 times an hour.<\/o:p><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n
\nSince we are about to touch or not touch,
\nlet’s be clear. You can’t help but touch your face. However, you can try to
\nkeep your hands clean and germ-free. Therefore, wash your hands six times a day
\nand stay safe.<\/o:p><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n
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\nTechniques: it
\nalways does:<\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/em><\/div>\n
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\nTechnology is important to everything you
\ndo, but who would have thought there was a hand washing technique?<\/o:p><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n
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\nFact:<\/span><\/b><\/em> According to the WHO, proper
\ntechnique and regular hand washing are more important and prevent disease more
\nthan vaccines or treatment.<\/o:p><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n
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\nIncredible, isn’t it? However, this does not
\nmean that you do not need the vaccine. Follow your doctor’s advice on this, but
\nsurprise her with the above truth.<\/o:p><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n
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\nRisk
\nreduction:<\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/em><\/div>\n
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\nWashing your hands frequently can cut your
\nrisk of foodborne illness in half.<\/o:p><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n
\nAccording to the CDC, hand washing reduces
\nthe risk of disease by about 50%. So all you have to do is wash your hands
\nproperly and you can keep those bacteria at bay.<\/o:p><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n
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\nSoap and
\nwater:<\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/em><\/div>\n
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\nWell, we admit that it is a bit obvious.
\nThat is why our mothers always insisted on using soap and water. Now you know!
\nBut remember.<\/o:p><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n
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\nWashing soap with water is not soap, these
\nlittle germs do not always die. They can survive bathing, but not antiseptic
\nhand washing.<\/o:p><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n
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\nStopping the
\ndisease:<\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/em><\/div>\n
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\nProper hand washing can prevent 75 million
\nrare cases of Corona, diarrhea and stomach problems in people in the whole
\nworld each year.<\/o:p><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n
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\nWhoops! That’s a lot! Wash your hands often
\nand don’t become one of the 75 million “I don’t have time to wash my hands
\nso I have diarrhea.”<\/o:p><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n
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\nWe hope you find our list of truthful
\ninformation useful and surprising. Do you know more amazing information on hand
\nwashing? Do you have any suggestions for our readers? Share your thoughts and
\nstories with us here.<\/o:p><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n

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