What's growing on YOUR hands?
Last weekend (16-17 Sep 17), the Florey students run an activity in the Winter Garden to demonstrate that we all have bacteria growing on our hands. The results show the diversity of cultivatable bacteria that can grow on our skin.
Please see the results below (A: before washing, B: after washing). Just match the number we gave you on the day with the number under the photo to see what is growing on YOUR hands!
Don't forget that many bacteria on your skin are harmless, and are even beneficial to your health. The aim of washing your hands is to remove any bacteria that may cause disease. Hand washing is a simple, effective way to help stop the spread of disease and is the single most important factor in the control of infection!
READ MORE: NHS advice on hand washing
Please note that this test cannot distinguish between 'good' flora and 'bad' disease-causing bacteria.
Please see the results below (A: before washing, B: after washing). Just match the number we gave you on the day with the number under the photo to see what is growing on YOUR hands!
Don't forget that many bacteria on your skin are harmless, and are even beneficial to your health. The aim of washing your hands is to remove any bacteria that may cause disease. Hand washing is a simple, effective way to help stop the spread of disease and is the single most important factor in the control of infection!
READ MORE: NHS advice on hand washing
Please note that this test cannot distinguish between 'good' flora and 'bad' disease-causing bacteria.
|
|
|
1 2 3
|
|
|
4 5 6
|
|
|
7 8 9
|
|
|
10 11 12
|
|
|
13 14 15
|
|
|
16 17 18
|
|
|
19 20 21
|
|
|
22 23 24
|
|
|
25 26 27
|
|
|
28 29 30
|
|
|
31 32 33
|
|
|
34 35 36
|
37
|
|
|
40 41 42
|
|
|
43 44 45
|
|
|
46 47 48
|
|
|
49 50 51
|
|
53 54
|
|
|
55 56 57
|
|
|
58 59 60
|
|
|
61 62 63
|
|
|
64 65 66
|
|
|
67 68 69
|
|
|
70 71 72
|
|
|
73 74 75
|
|
|
76 77 78
|
|
|
79 80 81
|
|
|
82 83 84
|
|
|
86 87 88
|
|
|
89 90 91
|
|
|
92 93 100
|
|
|
101 102 103
|
|
|
104 105 106
|
|
|
107 108 109
|
|
|
110 111 112
|
|
|
113 114 115
|
|
|
116 117 118
|
|
|
119 120 121
|
|
|
122 123 124
|
|
|
125 126 127
|
|
|
128 129 130
|
|
|
131 132 133
|
|
|
134 135 136
|
|
|
137 138 139
|
|
|
140 141 142
|
|
|
143 144 145
|
|
|
146 147 148
|
|
|
149 150 151
|
|
|
152 153 154
|
|
|
155 156 157
|
|
|
158 159 160
|
|
|
161 162 163
|
|
|
164 165 166
|
|
|
167 168 169
|
|
|
170 171 172
|
|
|
173 174 175
|
|
|
176 180 181
|
|
182 183