DID YOU KNOW?

• Nearly 22 million school days are lost due to the common cold alone.
• Infectious diseases cost the U.S. $120 billion a year.

Sources: CDC

DID YOU KNOW?

• 80% of all infections are transmitted via contact with hands or surfaces.
• Hand sanitizing can reduce the transmission rate of the flu by as much as 50%

Sources: CDC & University of Michigan School of Public Health Study

DID YOU KNOW?

• People carry between 10,000 and 10 million bacteria on each hand!
• Germs that cause colds & flu can survive up to 72 hours on hands or surfaces

Sources: CDC

DID YOU KNOW?

• Keeping hands clean is one of the most important ways to prevent the spread of infection and illness.
• Research shows that women wash their hands more often than men (88% vs 66%).

Sources: CDC

DID YOU KNOW?

The Dirty Dozen Most Germiest Places

1. Your kitchen sink
2. Airplane bathrooms
3. A load of wet laundry
4. Public drinking fountains
5. Shopping cart handles
6. ATM buttons
7. Your handbag
8. Playgrounds
9. Health club equiptment
10. Your bathtub
11. Your office phone
12. Hotel room remote

Sources: Dr. Germ, a.k.a. Charles Gerba, PhD, University of Arizona