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Bring the liquid hand sanitizers in the bag is a habit that is often done. Especially considering an appeal to always wash their hands in order to avoid a flu outbreak that is being spread lately. Is it true that hand sanitizers can replace the role of water and soap to prevent the flu?

Food and Drugs Administration (FDA), liquid hand sanitizer is a supplement or alternative to washing hands using soap and water. The active ingredients contained in it is alcohol or known as isopropanol, ethanol, and n-propanol. The shape also varies, from the gel, foam, until the liquid form.

Epidemiological study conducted it has proven beneficial effects of hand sanitizers. Hand sanitizers effective in reducing intestinal disorders and digestive diseases in the household, school, and student dormitory.

Initially in 2002, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends alcohol-based hand sanitizers with high levels for use by health workers while examining the patient to other patients during the hands of healthcare workers are not stained with blood, feces, or body fluids of patients. This can save time checking.

If the health worker hands stained with body fluids of patients, the recommended first washed using soap, drying hands, and then just use the hand sanitizers to be more effective.