Hand Washing – The Most Effective Infection Control

The human population is nothing compared to the millions of microbes in this planet. Just like us, these microbes need to survive and therefore look for hosts wherein they could feed. Unfortunately, the human body is their favorite place to live with.

When these microbes start to disrupt the normal immune system of humans, infection occurs and eventually weakens the person. Thanks to Alexander Fleming for discovering the antimicrobial property of Penicillin which eventually became the first generation antibiotics. However, these bacteria managed to evolve into something stronger and tougher and can no longer be destroyed by the medicine. Continue reading “Hand Washing – The Most Effective Infection Control”