Essay On Spread Of Germs

Picture this, you just washed your hands after using the restroom and walking out you grab the door handle, but the person to last touch the door didn’t wash their hands. The door handle had contamination from feces due to the person who forgot to wash their hands. So now what? The fact that you have just been contaminated after washing your hands and exiting the bathroom should now make you aware of how easy it is to transmit germs. On the other hand, you should be disgusted by this startling fact, “a single gram of human feces, which is about the weight of a paper clip, can contain one trillion germs” (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2015). Most individuals do not realize how fast germs actually spread, whether feces, bacteria or even a virus. An office study was done on how fast a virus could spread between office employees, and according to Browser’s interview with Kelly Reynolds, Environmental Microbiologist (2013), it only took 4 …show more content…
The purpose of my teaching was to teach what a germ is, how germs spread, what protects you from germs and how to prevent spreading germs. Why teach about the spread of germs? The spread of germs is an ongoing issue every year that individuals experience first hand. My topic corresponds to and supports the goals of Healthy People 2020, which include: “attain high-quality, longer lives free of preventable disease, disability, injury, and premature death; achieve health equity, eliminate disparities, and improve the health of all groups; create social and physical environments that promote good health for all; and promote quality of life, healthy development, and healthy behaviors across all life stages” (HHS, 2015). The spread of germs is the start to every disease, therefore providing knowledge about the spread of germs will help eliminate disparities and improve the health of all groups, while improving