Towards Better Hand Hygiene for Flu Prevention.

[2greys]

Rubbing hands with ethanol-based sanitizers should provide a formidable defense against infection from flu viruses, which can thrive and spread in saliva and mucus. But findings published this week in mSphere challenge that notion – and suggest that there’s room for improvement in this approach to hand hygiene.

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[megshafer]

I will have very clean, rough hands all winter, washed alot. And, antibacterial Purell or Honest, when I go out to shop and socialize....I love winter, but, flu is scary....I will also have my flu vaccine.

Thanks again for another informative comment, and article.

Stay well....take good care,

Meg

[deni-123red_]

So it boils down to good old handwashing rather than a quick spritz of hand sanitiser to ward off germs such as those implicated in the flu virus. Old remedies often trump new...

[Ergendl in reply to deni-123red_]

Aye, bring back the brass door handles.

[Gingerapple]

A very interesting post 2greys, I distrust these hand sanitizers against bacteria, I use them just for cleansing my hands when I'm en route between home and outside, I don't think they are suitable for real 'germs'. But they are refreshing

[O2Trees]

Quite agree with this article 2G. A good long hand wash is far better. And nurses very frequently suffer from dermatitis from having to continually use the sanitiser.

[Jaybird19]

Iwas always tsught to wash hands with soap and water . it is how you wash them that is important take time to wash between the fingers back and forth.

Many years ago I think I caugth a bug that I had been working with in a liquid suspension Had glasses which slipped down nose so pushed them back with finger ( should have used back of hand perhaps) washed hands thoroughly and went to lunch where glasses slipped down nose again so pushed them back again, using same finger and - ate my sandwiches. I think they work with disposable gloves now but hands still need washing thoroughly.

so try not to touch anything including your face when you are out.