Using soap to wash your hands could protect you from acquiring a bug. A recent study from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) shows that bacteria of potential faecal origin were found after no hand-washing in 44 per cent of samples. Hand-washing with water alone reduced the presence of bacteria to 23 per cent, but using plain (non-antibacterial) soap and water reduced its presence to eight per cent. Val Curtis, director of the Hygiene Centre at the LSHTM, says: “Good hygiene is our first line of defence against disease, and soap and water our most important tools for staying healthy.”
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