Wet hands with warm, running water . Apply soap .

1. Watch out for Germs! Six steps for hand washing Protect Yourself: Bacteria: Tiny, one cell creatures that live by receiving nutrients from the earth. Bacteria can be both good and bad. Good bacteria helps us use the nutrients we receive from food and then helps dispose the waste after. Bad bacteria can reproduce outside or inside our bodies causing infections. Wet hands with warm, running water. Apply soap. Rub hands together vigorously for 20 seconds. Don’t forget to wash under the fingernails. Rinse away all soap. Dry hands thoroughly with a paper towel or hand dryer. Wash your hands! Virus: A virus needs either a plant, animal or even a person to live off of! What the virus lives off of is called the host. When the virus gets inside our bodies it spreads causing us to get sick. References: http://www.gasdetection.com/news2health_ne...st80.html http://www.chkd.org/healthlibrary/content.aspx?pageid=P02533 http://www.scrubclub.org/info/downloadteachers.aspx Katie Kannenberg http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/sick/hand_washing.html

2. InfectiousDiseases Facts Wash your hands after… • InfluenzaA virus spread from person to person by coughing or sneezing. • Whooping Cough • A bacteria called BordetellaPertussis. It is spread through children from exposure to people who are infected. Particles in the air get inside our bodies and make us sick. • E.Coli • A bacteria common in animals. So if we eat something, drink something, or touch our hands to something where animals are , there is a potential to ingest these bacteria. • Going to the bathroom • Playing with pets • Cleaning up spills • Playing outside • Coughing or sneezing in hands • A sneeze can travel over 100 miles per hour. • So..Cover your sneeze with your sleeve! • One in three people DO NOT wash their hands after using the restroom! • So..Wash your hands for at least 20 seconds after using the restroom! Reduce these diseases by washing your hands!