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The Staphylococcus aureus bacteria resists the methicillin antibiotic and is the main cause of disease transmitted by dirty hands.

 

Such illness has been growing around the world in the past 20 years, according to experts.

The WHO recommends using an alcohol-based water solution to act as a quick disenfectant before touching patients.

Cultural and religious factors “strongly influence” the lack of hand washing.

The Jewish, Islamic and Sikh religions teach everyday cleanliness. But Islam, Buddhism and Hinduism and the Sikh religion all ban the use of alcohol.

Objections from Muslims are more common in Western Europe than traditional Islamic countries.

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