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Hand Washing Kills Bacteria, Even At Lower Temperatures

It was realised that hand washing kills bacteria and so prevents the spread of disease back in 1847, when a Viennese doctor found that doctors washing their hands drastically reduced the incidence of puerperal sepsis, otherwise known as childbed fever, a disease that struck women during childbirth. Washing your hands is one of the most […]