Wash hands and be healthy – protect from virus infection

September 12th, 2009 by Giridhar | Posted under Health.

Wash hands and be healthy – protect from virus infection

hand wash Global Hygiene Council has revealed an interesting fact that only 42 % people in India believe that hand washing is the most effective way to prevent spread of virus. This is very relevant at the time of Swine flu threat. Washing hands properly can be considered as first line of defense against flu and infections through virus.Dr. Narendra Saini also demonstrated how to wash hands.

How to wash hands clinically.

hand wash1. Wet your hands , apply soap and rub your palms together.
2. Rub back of your palms each other.
3. Rub back of your fingers
4. Rub between your fingers with other fingers
5. Rub your thumbs and nails
6. Rinse and dry hands

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2 Responses to “Wash hands and be healthy – protect from virus infection”
  1. Tork UK says:

    A great article, I really like the illustrations showing how to wash your hands properly – very effective.

    This online tutorial could be used alongside this really well to highlight the importance of washing and drying hands so to reduce the spread of bacteria -

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