- Washing your hands is the easiest method to avoid flu, colds and other viruses
- Around 1/2 of all males and a 1/4 of females fail to wash their hands after a trip to the toilet
- We have between two and ten million bacteria from our elbow to our fingertips
- The amount of germs on your fingertips doubles after using the toilet
- Germs can live on your hands for up to 3 hours
- The Norovirus (a prevalent form of diarrhoea and sickness) can result in individuals being off work for up to four days.
- Employees taking time off sick costs employers £495 a year.
- To put it simply - wash your hands!
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