• Question: do you wash hands to kill the bacteria

    Asked by wasp490fan on 18 Jul 2023.
    • Photo: Clare Morrow

      Clare Morrow answered on 18 Jul 2023:

      Yes – washing hands can kill bacteria on the skin – however we have bacteria all over our bodies that help protect us.

      The problem is if the bacteria get into the wrong places – that is what can then make us poorly.

    • Photo: Bruno Silvester Lopes

      Bruno Silvester Lopes answered on 18 Jul 2023:

      Yes 🙂

    • Photo: Caroline Addey

      Caroline Addey answered on 19 Jul 2023:

      Washing your hands properly will kill bacteria on your hands

    • Photo: Sophie Shaw

      Sophie Shaw answered on 19 Jul 2023:

      Yes support important to make sure that we wash both bacteria and viruses from our hands, especially before we eat.

    • Photo: Hannah Scholes

      Hannah Scholes answered on 19 Jul 2023:

      Yes, washing your hands will kill the bacteria on them – it’s especially important to make sure you wash your hands after you’ve been to the toilet, and before you eat.

      There are loads of other bacteria all over our skin, which is perfectly normal and a good thing – they’re supposed to be there and they help protect us against lots of different things. As Clare said, the problem is if the bacteria get into the wrong places- that’s when they can make us poorly.

    • Photo: Kip Heath

      Kip Heath answered on 20 Jul 2023:

      Absolutely! Soap and water is much better than alcohol gel (which you should only use if your hands look clean). And handwashing stops lots of diseases.

    • Photo: Mona-Lisa Kwentoh

      Mona-Lisa Kwentoh answered on 21 Jul 2023:

      Most effective way of dealing with germs if done correctly !

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