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08/04/2008

FluMist Now Available for the 2008-09 Flu Season

07/14/2008

New Online Tool Manages Children’s Vaccine Schedules

06/11/2008

Researchers Discover Significant Efficacy of Travelers’ Diarrhea Vaccine

05/20/2008

Tool Creates Personalized Catch-Up Vaccine Schedules

01/21/2008

Many Kids Unprotected Against Flu, Poll Finds

10/22/2007

FDA Expands Age Range for Use of Bacterial Meningitis Vaccine

10/16/2007

It's Not Too Soon to Begin Thinking About the Flu

10/01/2007

Record Number of Kids Expected to Get Flu Vaccine This Year

08/07/2007

Immunization Education Often Overlooked During Prenatal Visits

08/01/2007

CDC Urges Parents to Protect Preteens with Three Recommended Vaccines

07/18/2007

Up-to-Date Vaccinations Will Help Your Child Stay in School

02/07/2007

Fewer Children Immunized When Philosophical Exemptions Available

01/09/2007

Children’s Immunization Status Worsens as Mothers’ Income, Education Rise

12/05/2006

Vaccines: Good for Adults, Too

10/10/2006

States That Easily Grant Immunization Exemptions Have Higher Incidence of Whooping Cough

10/04/2006

Top Health Experts Urge Americans to Seek Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccinations This Fall and Winter

08/15/2006

Add Vaccinations to Your Child’s Back-to-School Supply List

07/19/2006

Study Demonstrates School Flu Immunization Reduced Student Absences

01/05/2006

2006 Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedule Released by the CDC

12/20/2005

Socioeconomic Status Doesn't Explain Racial Gap in Vaccine Rates

10/24/2005

Whooping Cough Vaccine Not Just for Kids Anymore

07/29/2004

Childhood Immunization Rates at Record High Levels

07/12/2004

Federal Survey Shows That Immunization Lags for Children in Childcare

03/26/2004

Many Unprotected Against Tetanus Risks From Home, Garden and Yard Activities

07/31/2003

CDC Reports More U.S. Children Are Getting Their Shots

Immunization Rates High Across the Nation, but Infectious Disease Still Threatens Many Cities

Bacteria and viruses are the microscopic organisms – otherwise known as germs -- that are responsible for causing and transmitting illness and disease. These microbes are so small, that according to the American Society for Microbiology, if the smallest of all microbes was the size of a baseball, an average bacterium would then be the size of the pitcher's mound, and just one of the millions of cells that make up your body would be the size of the ballpark!

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  • An average of only 1 in 6 people wash their hands after using the restroom.
  • After using the restroom, a single hand can have a population count of more than 200 million bacteria per square inch.
  • When you sneeze, germs can travel at 80 miles per hour across a room.
  • One microbe can grow to become more than 8 million germs in just one day.
  • A kitchen cutting board harbors 50 times more bacteria than your toilet seat.
  • The average desk harbors 400 times more bacteria than the average toilet seat.
  • Viruses can survive on common surfaces like faucet handles for up to 72 hours.
  • The majority of food-poisoning cases are acquired in the home.
  • The average child catches at least 8 colds in a year, and U.S. kids miss as many as 189 million school days each year due to colds.

Do you think it's important to wash your hands in order to prevent the spread of illness and disease?

Absolutely, and I wash constantly!
Whenever I remember to do so!
I'm too busy to wash my hands!

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