Hand Washing
How long should you be washing your hands for?
At least 20 seconds
What is the average admission rate to hospitals for Covid in March?
10 people a week
How long do cold germs live on your hands?
one hour
What is an epidemic?
Occurrence of a disease in one community at a specific time
What are some examples of illnesses that are spread by not washing hands?
Flu, norovirus, salmonella, E.coli, colds
What percent of Fond du Lac is vaccinated with at least one dose for Covid?
57%
What are some airborne diseases?
TB, RSV, Influenza A, Pertussis
What is a pandemic?
Widespread of a disease throughout a whole country or world
What percent of men and women wash their hands after using the bathroom?
58% of women, 48% of men
What is the disease that has increased in the spread the most in Fond du Lac
Pertussis, there have been 625 confirmed cases in Wisconsin, compared to 51 total in 2023
What carries norovirus?
Vomit and feces, but it can be in contaminated water or food, sharing utensils, in the air after infected person throws up
What is a protein in our body that fights germs?
Antibody
What percent of high school girls and boys wash their hands with soap
Girls 33%, boys 8%
What food born illness is currently spreading the most in the midwest?
Salmonella: 65 people infected, 24 have been hospitalized
What germs does hand saniziter not kill?
Norovirus, C. diff, HPV, Rotavirus
What is the incubation period
When the virus is inside the body and contagious, but there are no symptoms present
How many germ particles are needed to be infected with norovirus?
10
How many people received the flu vaccine in 2023?
35%
How many people in the United States have pinworms at a given time
20–42 million
What is virulence?
Factors that allow a disease to infect others (toxins, surface receptors, pili, appendages)