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    GLOBAL HANDWASHING DAY OCT. 15

    See how a global handwashing day raises awareness on using soap as a key approach to disease prevention

    EARTH'S KIDS - SCIENCE OF HANDWASHING

    Learn how you can make handwashing a game and make it fun. This site offers a host of information with other links to go to as well. Go to the link PROJECT HANDWASHING, a program from Colorado State University. It offers fun interactive quizzes and coloring pages. See the free printable coloring books and brochures at the bottom of the page. There are also posters that you can download.

    THE DIRTY DOZEN

    "Hi, we are the germs. We may look friendly, but do not be fooled, we can make you ill. To make us disappear, wash your hands correctly."

     The 12 Most Common Infectious Diseases Preventable by Effective Handwashing

    germs

          • Shigellosis
          • Hepatitis A
          • E.coli 0157:H7
          • Salmonellosis
          • Campylobacteriosis
          • Common Cold
          • Influenza
          • Giardiasis
          • Impetigo
          • Fifth Disease
          • Conjunctivitis (Pink-Eye)
          • Enterobiasis (Pinworms)
        • Handwashing helps prevent lead poisoning in children.

           

          If the microorganisms are on the hands, they can enter the body via food or water and from placing contaminated hands in the mouth, nose or eyes, or by touching open sores, as in the case of impetigo.