1.0I See A Happy Facehttps://www.iseeahappyface.comApril Wilcoxhttps://www.iseeahappyface.com/author/april-wilcox/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="GiguQ3sMrg"><a href="https://www.iseeahappyface.com/new-study-shines-surprising-light-on-hand-washing-and-e-coli/">New Study Shines Surprising Light on Hand Washing and E. Coli</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.iseeahappyface.com/new-study-shines-surprising-light-on-hand-washing-and-e-coli/embed/#?secret=GiguQ3sMrg" width="600" height="338" title="“New Study Shines Surprising Light on Hand Washing and E. Coli” — I See A Happy Face" data-secret="GiguQ3sMrg" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.iseeahappyface.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/GP-New-Study-Shines-Surprising-Light-on-Handwashing-606-words.jpg1000667With the 2019 Global Handwashing Day now behind us, those who may have been sensitive to the idea of regular hand washing during the run-up to the global observance could be settling back into a routine and forgetting just how important washing hands is. Perhaps a new study just published in the Lancet journal will bring the issue to the forefront again. The study shines a surprising new light on the topic of hand washing and the dreaded E. coli bacteria. It turns out that the average person is more likely to be sickened by E. coli as a result of poor hand washing practices than eating contaminated meat. Spreading E. Coli Bacteria The E. coli bacterium is naturally occurring in the digestive systems of many animal species, including human beings. But E. coli is not just a single strain of bacteria. There are multiple strains, some of which are actually good for us. We tend to only hear about the bad strains because these are the ones that make the news. One of the big problems with E. coli is that the bad strains can make a person awfully sick. The bacteria also spreads quite easily from one person […]