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Health and Water
Last Updated April 4, 2024
How to wash your hands effectively
Q
What is the effect of hand washing?
A
Hand washing and gargle are the basis for the prevention of various infectious diseases such as influenza.
Hand washing can wash off the virus attached to the hand and suppress invasion from the mouth.
Hands touch various things outside and are contaminated with bacteria more than expected. Invisible pathogens can cause infection when they enter the body through the mouth, etc., attached to the fingers.
Therefore, washing your hands with the running water of tap water and washing off bacteria can prevent infectious diseases.
Hand washing procedures
①Foam the soap and rub the palms together.
②Rush the back of your hand.
③Wash the tip of the finger as if drawing a circle on one palm.
④Rush the fingers together and rub between the fingers.
⑤Wash the base of your thumb with twisting.
⑥Don't forget to wash your wrist.
⑦Rinse foam and dirt cleanly with running water.
⑧Wipe your hands with a clean towel and dry it.
Effective gargle method
Q
What is the effect of gargle?
A
Hand washing and gargle are the basis for the prevention of various infectious diseases such as influenza.
Gargle eliminates viruses that have already entered the mouth. It is effective to gargle with water alone.
The throat is directly exposed to the outside air just like your hands. A lot of bacteria are attached to the throat.
By gargle with tap water, bacteria are washed off and pathogens in the throat are washed away, preventing infectious diseases that enter the body through the mouth.
Gargle procedure
- Rinse 2 to 3 times while containing water strongly.
- Turn up and gargle about 10 times in the back of your throat (about 15 seconds).
- Gargle again with the rattle to finish (about 15 seconds).
Influenza information and infectious gastroenteritis information
- http://translate-en.city.yokohama.lg.jp/kenko/eiken/idsc/rinji/(Yokohama City Inst. of Health)
Let's drink water for health
Water is essential for us to live. A lack of water in the body can cause various health hazards such as heat stroke, cerebral infarction, and myocardial infarction. It is important to drink water frequently in order to maintain health, such as preventing such health damage.
Q
How to prevent heat stroke?
A
To prevent heat stroke, "hydration" and "evaluate heat" are important.
About 60-70 percent of the human body is water.
Water is an important element that forms blood and body fluids, transports oxygen and nutrients throughout the body and forms cells.
It is important not only to hydrate, but also to replenish salt and avoid heat.
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