Handwashing is one of the best ways to protect yourself and your family from getting sick. Learn when and how you should wash your hands to stay healthy.
How Germs Spread
Washing hands can keep you healthy and prevent the spread of respiratory and diarrhea infections from one person to the next. Germs can spread from other people or surfaces when you:
§Touch your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands
§Prepare or eat food and drinks with unwashed hands
§Touch a contaminated surface or objects
§Blow your nose, cough, or sneeze into hands and then touch other people’s hands or common objects
