Washing your hands regularly is very important for our health because it allows us to protect ourselves from the transmission of bacteria or viruses. To this end, however, proper hand hygiene must be adopted.
Bacteria and viruses are found everywhere in the environment around us; most of them are harmless to us because we are immune to their action. However, there are also germs capable of causing disease. Many contagious diseases, such as influenza and intestinal infectious diseases, are transmitted by the hands. Bacteria and viruses enter the body through contact with the eyes, nose or mouth. Washing your hands regularly and properly therefore reduces the amount of germs. Many, however, do not adopt proper hand hygiene, which is why they continue to carry germs even after washing their hands.
Most people wash their hands too hastily and superficially: proper hand hygiene takes some time, at least 20 to 30 seconds. It is therefore not enough to hold your hands briefly under running water. To ensure the best hand hygiene, soap must be used (liquid soap is preferred). SecondThe Federal Office of Public Health is important to follow the correct hand hygiene procedure (moisten, lather, rinse and dry your hands).
Bacteria and viruses are found everywhere in the environment around us; most of them are harmless to us because we are immune to their action. However, there are also germs capable of causing disease. Many contagious diseases, such as influenza and intestinal infectious diseases, are transmitted by the hands. Bacteria and viruses enter the body through contact with the eyes, nose or mouth. Washing your hands regularly and properly therefore reduces the amount of germs. Many, however, do not adopt proper hand hygiene, which is why they continue to carry germs even after washing their hands.
What to pay attention to
It is not necessary to wash your hands every time you come into contact with a person or an object, but it is essential to do it in certain situations. In particular, one must wash one's hands after going to the toilet or once back home, as well as before and after meals. Hands should also be washed before and after cooking and, above all, when handling raw meat. If you are already cold and sneezing, coughing or blowing your nose frequently, good hand hygiene is important to avoid infecting others.Most people wash their hands too hastily and superficially: proper hand hygiene takes some time, at least 20 to 30 seconds. It is therefore not enough to hold your hands briefly under running water. To ensure the best hand hygiene, soap must be used (liquid soap is preferred). SecondThe Federal Office of Public Health is important to follow the correct hand hygiene procedure (moisten, lather, rinse and dry your hands).
How to wash your hands properly
- Wet your hands under running water
- Soap your hands completely until a foam is created
- Rub and clean palms and backs of hands up to the wrists
- Also clean the area between your fingers and under the nails
- Rinse the soap thoroughly under running water
- Dry your hands well with disposable paper
