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Why hand washing is SO crucial in a preschool setting
School play equipment “could be an infection risk” Research carried out by Rentokil Specialist Hygiene identified that the most...
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Reduction in common infections through hand hygiene The importance of teaching hand washing has been referred to a “the most important...
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Illness is “spread through poor hygiene” The vomiting bug shigellosis is spreading through schools across the UK, and parents are...
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Research shows number of germs that actually live on hands Recent research by the University of Colorado at Boulder concludes that 150 species of...
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Primary school children fall ill in East Anglia Norovirus, also known as the winter vomiting bug, has taken it’s toll amounts young children...
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“Make hand washing a habit” launched in Ghana A campaign has begun which supports Global Handwashing Day with a call to Ghanaians to...
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