Prevention of Contagious Diseases

By vaccination, washing hands and wearing mask you can remain safe from contagious diseases.

Hand Washing

Wash hands thoroughly for at least 20 seconds with soap before and after meals.

Steps for Hand Wash:

1. Rub hands palm-to-palm
2. Rub the back of both hands
3. Palm-to-palm with the finger interlocks.
4. Back of fingers to opposing palm with interlocked fingers.
5. Rub thumb in a rotating manner followed by the area between index finger and thumb.
6. Rub the finger tips into palm of your opposite hand.
7. Rub both wrists in a rotating manner, rinse and dry thoroughly.

Global Hand Washing day is celebrated on 15^th of October every year.

Wearing Mask

Mask may be a protective barrier between your nose, mouth and environment, not allowing germs to enter the body through the nose and mouth. Don’t wear used mask repeatedly. Dispose off the used mask properly.

Vaccination

Weak or nearly dead germs of a disease are injected into the body in vaccination. In this way, the antibodies are produced against the weak or killed germs in the blood. The antibodies thus produced remain in the body to fight against the germs.