The types of disease good hand washing
can prevent?
Diseases spread through fecal-oral transmission.
Infections - salmonellosis, shigellosis, hepatitis A, giardiasis. Spread through ingestion.
Diseases spread through indirect contact with respiratory secretions.
Micro organisms - respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and the common cold. Spread indirectly by hands.
Diseases may also be spread when hands are contaminated with hazardous chemicals.
Infections – Occupational Dermatoses such as Dermititis, Eczema.
