Question. Washing hands can keep you healthy and prevent the spread of respiratory and diarrheal infections from one person to another. Germs can spread from other people or surfaces when you touch your eyes, nose, and mouth or prepare or eat food and drinks with unwashed hands. Moreover, practicing good hand hygiene is particularly crucial in healthcare settings, where healthcare-associated infections pose significant risks to patients’ health and recovery. The germs can also spread when you blow your nose, cough, or sneeze into hands and then touch other people’s hands or common objects. Washing hands with soap and water is the best way to get rid of germs in most situations. If soap and water are not readily available, you can use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol.
The author considers handwashing to be important because
(A) It boosts the sales of alcohol-based hand sanitizers
(B) People do not prefer to shake hands with others
(C) It helps avert infectious diseases
(D) There is a shortage of necessities
