{"id":6234,"date":"2019-10-28T15:00:27","date_gmt":"2019-10-28T19:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/ranews\/?p=6234"},"modified":"2019-10-28T15:00:27","modified_gmt":"2019-10-28T19:00:27","slug":"cdc-life-is-better-with-clean-hands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/ranews\/2019\/10\/28\/cdc-life-is-better-with-clean-hands\/","title":{"rendered":"CDC: Life is Better with Clean Hands"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Good handwashing technique is important to prevent the spread of germs.\u00a0 Think about everything that you touch from the moment you wake up, come to work, and go home.<\/p>\n

Your hands may have come into contact with germs doing your daily activities.\u00a0<\/p>\n

If you conduct research activities:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Wash hands after entering and before exiting the laboratory [scrub for 20 seconds]
\u2022 Prior to and immediately after handling microorganisms
\u2022 Immediately after removal of gloves in the lab<\/p>\n

Cleaning hands with soap and water is the preferred method to prevent the spread of germs.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 When soap and water are unavailable, alcohol-based sanitizers can also be used.\u00a0 Alcohol sanitizers must contain at least 60% alcohol to be effective. Yet, hand sanitizers are not a substitute for handwashing.<\/p>\n

The CDC has multiple resources to teach us when (Figure 1) and how (Figure 2) to wash our hands<\/strong>. Do you need a demonstration on handwashing?\u00a0 Head over to the CDC website for this video:\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

https:\/\/youtu.be\/i14_MwmdV6g<\/p>\n

Handwashing Education:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Reduces the number of people who get sick with diarrhea by 23-40% 1<\/a>, 2<\/a>, 3<\/a>
\u2022 Reduces diarrheal illness in people with weakened immune systems by 58% 4<\/a>
\u2022 Reduces respiratory illnesses, like colds, in the general population by 16-21% 5<\/a>, 6<\/a>
\u2022 Reduces absenteeism due to gastrointestinal illness in schoolchildren by 29-57% 7<\/a><\/p>\n

Figure <\/strong>1<\/strong> \u2013 CDC Guidelines for when to handwash<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Figure <\/strong>2<\/strong> – CDC Guidelines for how to handwash<\/strong><\/p>\n

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