{"id":27045,"date":"2022-12-10T00:36:51","date_gmt":"2022-12-10T00:36:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.somatechnology.com\/spanish\/?p=27045"},"modified":"2025-11-03T06:20:35","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T11:20:35","slug":"semana-nacional-del-lavado-de-manos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.somatechnology.com\/spanish\/2022\/12\/10\/semana-nacional-del-lavado-de-manos\/","title":{"rendered":"Semana Nacional del Lavado de Manos: \u00bfQu\u00e9 Tan Esencial es La Higiene de Las Manos?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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  1. What is National Handwashing Week?<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
  2. History of Handwashing<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
  3. What is Hand Hygiene?<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
  4. How Long Should You Wash Your Hands?<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
  5. How Often Should You Wash Your Hands?<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
  6. What to Look For in Hand Soap<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
  7. How Does Hand Soap Kill Germs?<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
  8. Are Hand Sanitizers As Effective As Handwashing?<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
  9. Handwashing in Communities<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
  10. Final Thought<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Personal hygiene begins and ends with your hands. And although we are taught as children to wash our hands before dinner, it is important to remember that germs don’t care what time of day it is. Clean hands <\/span><\/span>prevent illness<\/span><\/span><\/a> . That’s why it’s especially important to learn the basics of hand hygiene. Let’s look at some practical tips and information in honor of National Handwashing Awareness Week.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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    WHAT IS NATIONAL HANDWASHING WEEK?<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

    The aim of this annual event, which takes place during the first full week of December, is to educate the public about the importance of proper hand hygiene and appropriate handwashing techniques. It should not be confused with Global Handwashing Day, which is celebrated on October 15 and focuses on the importance of washing hands with soap and water worldwide.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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    HISTORY OF HANDWASHING<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

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    Handwashing has been a central component of personal hygiene and a <\/span><\/span>religious<\/span><\/span><\/a> and <\/span><\/span>cultural<\/span><\/span><\/a> custom for many years. However, the relationship between handwashing and health was first established less than two centuries ago. Ignaz Semmelweis, a Hungarian physician working at Vienna General Hospital, is known as the father of hand hygiene. In 1846, he noticed that women giving <\/span><\/span>birth<\/span><\/span><\/a> in the maternity ward run by medical students were far more likely to develop a fever and die than women run by midwives. He observed that doctors and medical students often visited the maternity ward immediately after performing an autopsy. From this observation, he developed the theory that those performing the autopsies would get their hands dirty with \u00abcadaveric particles,\u00bb which they would then carry from the autopsy room to the maternity ward<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

    As a result, Semmelweis imposed a new rule requiring doctors to wash their hands with chlorine. Mortality rates in his maternity ward dropped dramatically. It was the first evidence that handwashing could <\/span><\/span>prevent infections<\/span><\/span><\/a> .<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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    WHAT IS HAND HYGIENE?<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

    In short, proper hand hygiene can help reduce infections by washing your hands thoroughly with soap and water or cleaning them with an alcohol-based, waterless hand sanitizer. Hand hygiene is a method of cleaning your hands that substantially reduces potential <\/span><\/span>pathogens<\/span><\/span><\/a> (harmful microorganisms) on the hands and is considered a primary measure for reducing the risk of transmitting infections to others. It took years before hand hygiene became a standard procedure worldwide, but once it did, it was quickly recognized as a life-saving practice.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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    HOW LONG SHOULD YOU WASH YOUR HANDS?<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

    If you’ve ever wondered how to wash your hands properly, a quick rinse doesn’t remove germs as effectively as a long, thorough <\/span><\/span>wash<\/span><\/span><\/a> . How long should you wash your hands? The <\/span><\/span>Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)<\/span><\/span><\/a> hand hygiene guidelines say you should wash your hands for at least 20 seconds.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

    The <\/span><\/span>World Health Organization (WHO)<\/span><\/span><\/a> has developed a five-step handwashing method specifically for healthcare workers to prevent the spread of germs to others and the transmission of diseases.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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    5 steps to washing your hands properly:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n