Handwashing Avoids Cross-Contamination

Parents and teachers can stress handwashing to young people so that they will make washing their hands a permanent habit. A brief guide to handwashing follows.Wash your hands:Before eating. In a restaurant do it after handling the menu.After using the bathroom at home but especially in a public restroom.After changing diapers. Busy mothers cannot afford to be sick.When caring for the sick or after visiting the doctor.After touching PUBLIC doorknobs, handles, phones, gas pumps, bank machines, and more.When handling meat and foods. Food handlers should be very aware of what they touch.After gardening or working outdoors. Animal and bird contamination and spores are in the ground.Handling hotel TV remotes. They have been proven to be very contaminated.Doing a lot of handshaking at receptions, political rallies, and family gatherings can exchange germs.Handling sums of money and credit cards like bankers, fast-food workers, and merchants do.
Childcare centers can be a breeding ground for germs, so workers and children should wash their hands often after playing, before eating, and before going home.
Simple soaps, along with proper handwashing, are adequate to avoid cross- contamination. Spend a minute lathering the soap because the lather action removes bacteria on one’s hands.