• brbposting@sh.itjust.works
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        8 months ago

        Bacteria from the poopoo can make you really sick.

        Definitely accept your anecdote but we know in the aggregate, handwashing works.

        Handwashing education in the community:

        • Reduces the number of people who get sick with diarrhea by 23-40%
        • Reduces diarrheal illness in people with weakened immune systems by 58%
        • Reduces respiratory illnesses, like colds, in the general population by 16-21%
        • Reduces absenteeism due to gastrointestinal illness in schoolchildren by 29-57%

        More good info from the CDC!