National Hand Washing Awareness Week

It is an undeniable fact that hand washing is one of the best infection preventive tools. Hand washing prevents the serious contagious diseases from spreading, which usually occurs through dirty or contaminated hands.

National Hand Washing Awareness Week- Why it is important?

It is an undeniable fact that hand washing is one of the best infection preventive tools. Hand washing prevents the serious contagious diseases from spreading, which usually occurs through dirty or contaminated hands. Some of these diseases include influenza, hepatitis A as well as gastrointestinal infections like diarrhoea. When you wash your hands on a regular basis, it helps you avoid getting and spreading bacteria’s, germs, and microbes that foster diseases, which include H1N1 flu as well. Also, what every individual must understand is that washing hands is not just important for kids, but it is one such habit that even adults must practice.

In honour of National Hand Washing Awareness Week, below we are listing some reasons why you must wash your hands time to time:

Let’s face the fact that germs are everywhere. They are in the air, water, office, home, food, kitchen sinks, shower or bathtubs; germs and bacteria’s are everywhere. Germs like salmonella, norovirus, E.coli, Campylobacter, and Staphylococcus can cause serious infections and can be spread from one person to another person through hands. Stomach germs also passed on if you put your hand on your mouth while coughing and don’t wash your hands before cooking or doing unsanitary chores.

Remember, breaking the chain of infection basically depends on how often and how well you wash your hands. Frequent hand washing prevents passing on of deadly bacteria’s and nasty viruses. Hand washing is more than dipping your hands under a dribbling tap and thinking it will kill the bacteria’s on your hand. So, make sure you clean your hands well as washing your hands is really vital in order to keep all the bacteria’s and infections at bay.

To make sure you are actually eliminating germs when you wash your hands, try this ultimate hand washing technique:

1. Use warm water in place of cold water for washing hands. Use hand wash and form the good lather all the way till your wrist for around 10-15 seconds. Also, make sure you clean your fingers, wrist, hands, and fingernails. Your skin is the primary defence against the bacteria’s. But remember to not wash hands too much as it can make your hands lose its natural oils, which leads them to crack and bleed.
2. Use mild to moderate sanitizer as using harsh chemicals can damage your skin. If you have a sensitive skin, you can also consult your dermatologist, so that he can suggest you paraben-free hand wash or sanitizer.

You just need to remember the five vital steps of washing hands, which is to wet your hands, form a lather, scrub, rinse with water and dry them.

There are undoubtedly various reasons to celebrate the National Hand Washing Awareness Week, and we must celebrate this week together. Remember, healthy hands makes happy hands. And be it a child or adult, keeping your hands clean is of utmost importance to enjoy healthy and illness-free life.