Health Ministry: wash your hands without fanaticism

The risk of catching any infection, leaving the house to the street, definitely exists. However, lock yourself in the four walls is impossible. To learn how to protect yourself and your loved ones from dangerous diseases in the air "Morning of Russia told the chief specialist in infectious diseases, Health Minister Vladimir Nikiforov.

"There are diseases that are transmitted from animals to humans, and there are diseases that are transmitted only from person to person - says Nikiforov. - Completely different situation - the rats. It is, indeed, a full bouquet of diseases that are transmitted to humans - and by no means lungs. According to the expert, do not lose what was good for socialism. Was a system of Sanitary and Epidemiological Surveillance. And protivokrysinye-protivomyshinye event. Moreover, it was all free.

According to the doctor, the hands, of course, must be washed - but without fanaticism. The man at the hands of a protective layer produced by the skin. And if every 15 minutes you'll wash your hands with soap and water - especially with antimicrobial additives - then at best be eczema, and at worst simply oblezet skin, prevents Vladimir Nikiforov.

There are a number of diseases that are quite hard to prevent the possibility of using vaccinations, like an expert. There is a calendar of vaccinations. "Adults are people absolutely need to be vaccinated against hepatitis B (hepatitis A grafted mainly students and preschool children), diphtheria and necessarily from the flu - said Nikiforov. - Maybe the flu vaccination will not help, but the worst of it can not be. "

"Unfortunately, we are sick and will get sick. But to say that we have some sort of catastrophe, it is impossible - said while the expert. - On the contrary, as a result of measures to vaccination against hepatitis A and sharply reduce the incidence of these diseases. Hepatic branch in Moscow was empty, and it can be seen op Statistics. "