Wash hands frequently, love life, enjoy health every day

People are familiar with the saying "wash hands before and after meals", but in daily life, people often overlook the issue of washing hands. With the changes in modern lifestyles, people are more likely to come into contact with bacteria on their hands compared to before. If they don't wash their hands frequently, they are easily invaded by bacteria and can cause various diseases. Not long ago, the Shufujia Family Health Research Institute conducted a global survey on the bacterial status in common modern life scenarios. The results show that many details that are easily overlooked have become blind spots in protecting health.
According to a sampling survey conducted by the National Health Foundation (NSF) in the United States, items such as drinking faucets, cafeteria trays, basketball, and mice are the hardest hit areas for bacterial growth. In addition, the hygiene condition of items such as TV remote controls and tablets is also worth paying attention to. According to the experimental results, there are hundreds of thousands and tens of millions of Escherichia coli and citric acid bacteria hidden on the TV remote control. They belong to the category of opportunistic pathogens and usually do not directly cause diseases. However, when the balance of the human microbiota is disrupted or resistance is weakened, it may lead to symptoms such as abdominal pain, diarrhea, vomiting, and fever.
The hygiene condition of touch screen electronic devices in daily necessities is concerning. After conducting cotton swab experiments on 30 smartphones and 30 tablets, the investigation agency found that the number of bacteria on some touch screen electronic devices is 20 times higher than that on toilet seats. The experimenters wiped only a 25 square centimeter area on a tablet touchscreen and detected 600 units of Staphylococcus aureus, which produces toxins that can cause symptoms of vomiting and diarrhea in the human body; The average number of Staphylococcus aureus on the tested toilet seat is less than 20 units.
In modern living environments, simply washing hands before and after meals cannot completely resist bacterial invasion. Especially for children, they have a stronger curiosity about things and like to touch them everywhere when going out to play, so their hands are more prone to getting infected with bacteria. If they don't wash their hands frequently, it can easily lead to diseases. For example, slides, swings, swivel chairs, seesaws, and other game facilities in amusement parks are popular among children; However, the experimental results showed that there were over a million pathogens per square centimeter of area in these facilities. During contact with children, bacteria are prone to stick to their fingers, crevices, arms, and other areas. According to a test conducted on 60 public amusement parks in the United States, a total of 59 tested amusement parks contain bacteria, fungi, or viruses that can cause children to get sick, including Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella, and the highly toxic Shigella bacteria, which can cause diseases such as acute gastroenteritis.
In addition to amusement parks, schools are also places where children are easily exposed to bacteria. Without the supervision of mothers, the concept of children washing their hands frequently becomes even weaker. Usually, children do not actively wash their hands after wiping tables and chairs with a cloth, picking up pencils that have fallen on the ground with their hands, or after attending physical education classes; If you eat lunch in this situation, a large amount of bacteria on your hands will be ingested into your body, leading to illness. Therefore, it is crucial to cultivate the habit of children washing their hands frequently, which can greatly reduce the likelihood of children developing diseases such as diarrhea and influenza.
Only by mastering the correct hand washing methods, forming regular hand washing habits, and washing hands when necessary, can one better protect the health of oneself and the whole family. In the spring with a high incidence of influenza, let's develop the good habit of washing hands correctly and promptly, and prevent diseases from entering through our hands.