Extreme practice of hand washing to reduce the impact of infectious diseases in the country is called to the ariguanabense population from workers in the Hygiene and Epidemiology Department in the Municipal Health Department, about that talked with Cruselda Estrada specialist prevention and health promotion.

Why insists that should be intensified and systematic the handwashing practice?

Handwashing with soap and water is simple, easy and inexpensive measure. It is one of the recommendations provided at the global level to prevent diarrheal diseases due to environmental concerns risks, behaviors and lifestyles of the population regarding hygiene, socioeconomic status and low effectiveness in implementing the actions of various agencies in the actions of environmental sanitation and health promotion, also think that the world today faces the strong impact of Ebola and handwashing is key for Hygiene so plays a decisive role in this battle of health.

Washing hands is the most important measure in preventing infection control, if people do not comply with this maximum health. What do they face?

They exposed or are vulnerable to respiratory infections, diarrhea and other diseases that are transmitted by contact, which are among the first diagnostic consultation and hospitalization in public hospital. Furthermore, washing hands protects against infectious diseases such as hepatitis, typhoid, influenza and against microbes that are resistant to antibiotics. Always wash your hands thoroughly, especially before eating and after using the bathroom.

About the technique of washing hands. What can tell us?

It is important to know that the effectiveness of this practice depends on the successful completion of hand washing technique, so we point that the length of this action takes into account wet your hands with water, apply enough soap to cover the entire surface hand, rub palms together, fingers interlaced, backs of the fingers of one hand against the palm of the opposite hand, keeping the fingers together, surround left thumb with the palm of the right hand, rubbing it with a rotary motion and vice versa, rub the fingertips of the right hand against the palm of the left hand, making a rotary motion and vice versa and remember the hand rinse, dry them with a towel or disposable material and not faucet handle, do it with the help of other material so that it is not exposed to infection. The soap should be small and placed on racks to facilitate drainage.

Hand washing must always be done with soap, use only clarify that water it is not enough. What do we mean?

For example, we bought, paid and received money and they touch our hands fill with microbes. The simple fact that your hands look clean with no stains or dirt, does not mean they are free of microbes (viruses or bacteria) that cause disease. Viruses and bacteria are "invisible" to the human eye. Handwashing with soap and water is an easy habit to do and is one of the most effective ways to prevent many infections and diseases. To do this you need that time to eliminate risk factors, are just minutes dedicated to have clean hands, do we prevent germs from other people entering our body or from contaminated hands, to your family, friends or the community.

Hand washing is essentially with soap and water, can have positive health outcomes and reduce significantly diarrheal and respiratory diseases, prevent epidemics, among others.