Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Public Health Commons

Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Public Health Education and Promotion

Other

2020

Face-touching

Articles 1 - 1 of 1

Full-Text Articles in Public Health

How To Stop Touching Your Face To Minimize Spread Of Coronavirus And Other Germs, Stephen D. Benning, Brian Labus, Kimberly Barchard Mar 2020

How To Stop Touching Your Face To Minimize Spread Of Coronavirus And Other Germs, Stephen D. Benning, Brian Labus, Kimberly Barchard

Psychology Faculty Research

Public health officials consistently promote hand-washing as a way for people to protect themselves from the COVID-19 coronavirus. However, this virus can live on metal and plastic for days, so simply adjusting your eyeglasses with unwashed hands may be enough to infect yourself. Thus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization have been telling people to stop touching their faces.