Why is hygiene important?

 The human hand has over 840,000 germs  

If you don’t wash your hands regularly, you are greatly increasing the risk to you and your family of getting sick.

People touch 300 different surfaces every 30 minutes. As many as 14 people in a row can be contaminated from touching a dirty door handle and you transfer 71% of the cold virus on your hands with a simple handshake. It is estimated that 80% of common diseases are spread by hands. Things from rhinovirus (common cold) to influenza to salmonella to E. coli, along with many other dangerous bacteria and viruses.

 Sources:

Minnesota Department of Health

The Clorox Company

How to maintain hand hygiene

Waikato District Health Board

Web MD