Handwashing Poster
Handwashing Poster
Handwashing Poster
Germs from unwashed hands may get into foods and drinks when
people prepare or consume them. Germs can grow in some types
of foods or drinks and make people sick.
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• After blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing
• After touching an animal, animal food or treats, animal cages, or
animal feces (poop)
• After touching garbage
• If your hands are visibly dirty or greasy
diarrhea-related
What type of soap should you use?
sicknesses and
You can use bar soap or liquid soap to wash your
hands. Many public places provide liquid soap
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because it’s easier and cleaner to share with
others. Studies have not found any added health
benefit from using soaps containing antibacterial
ingredients when compared with plain soap. Both
are equally effective in getting rid of germs. If soap
and water are not available, use an alcohol-based
hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol.
respiratory
How does handwashing help fight antibiotic
resistance?
infections, such as
Antibiotic resistance occurs when bacteria resist the effects of an
antibiotic – that is, germs are not killed and they continue to grow.
a cold or the flu.
Sicknesses caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria can be harder to
treat. Simply using antibiotics creates resistance, so avoiding infections
in the first place reduces the amount of antibiotics that have to be
used and reduces the likelihood that resistance will develop during
treatment. Handwashing helps prevent many sicknesses, meaning less
use of antibiotics.
For more information and a video demonstration of how to wash your hands, visit the CDC handwashing website:
www.cdc.gov/handwashing