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Caught Dirty Handed Look at your hands. What do you see? What about the things you don’t see? Did you know that you carry millions of germs on your hands? Most are harmless, but you can pick up some that can cause illness such as colds, flu, diarrhea and other more harmful disease causing pathogens. When we forget to wash our hands or don’t wash them properly, we can spread these germs to other people or give them to ourselves. So, how likely are you to be caught “dirty handed”? You may be surprised. Observations made by the CDC in public restrooms have revealed that only 68 percent of Americans wash their hands before leaving. Adults and children must be aware of the importance of hand washing. Children who are taught to wash their hands show fewer incidents of childhood and adult illnesses.
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