Are Handshakes Bad For Our Health?
Are handshakes healthy? People have questioned the health of handshakes for years and some people even resort to using wipes to clean their hands after a handshake. According to researchers, there is nothing to worry about and the dangers of germs being transferred by handshakes has been overblown.
The study was done on Maryland students who shook hands at graduation. The total number of hands shaken was 5,209 and researchers found only a slight risk of the people who shook hands acquiring disease causing bacteria. These results may surprise people who have been told that shaking hands is a major way that disease causing bacteria can be spread.
Even though this study says that the risk is low for acquiring disease causing bacteria via handshake, the Centers for Disease Control still offers tips on hand hygiene.
