Is hand washing enough to stop the spread of disease?

Wednesday, September 8, 2010 - 05:56 in Health & Medicine

Not drying your hands thoroughly after washing them, could increase the spread of bacteria and rubbing your hands whilst using a conventional electric hand dryer could be a contributing factor. Frequently people give up drying their hands and wipe them on their clothes instead, but hand-hygiene is a key part of infection control and drying hands after washing is a very important part of the process...

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