Plenty of different types of viruses and bacteria are resistant to alcohol-based sanitizers. And they can make you very sick.

WE all know how important it is to keep our hands clean. During the coronavirus pandemic it was highlighted that many people weren't washing their hands in the right way. The chart above shows the ...

"If we have bacteria or viruses on our hands ... Nearly half of survey respondents admitted to forgetting or choosing not to wash their hands at key times, like after visiting a grocery store ...

If you wash your hands, you will lessen the risk of these bacteria being transmitted from person to person.” Other preventive measures include keeping wounds covered and not sharing personal items.

There is nothing partisan about washing hands. It might be careless, lazy or ignorant, but not partisan ... of the day you won't miss them or the germs you shed. MEMBERS OF THE EDITORIAL ...

But you need to think about what happens to your hands not only when you wash ... inactivate or kill some of the germs that are left behind that the hand wash didn't take care of," Bowling said.

But 20% actively chose to not wash their hands, with some thinking that the ... “However, other germs — like those that cause colds, norovirus, and other infectious diseases — can spread ...

2025 State of Handwashing Report by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases finds that many US adults forget or choose not to wash their hands at key times when germs can easily spread 1 ...