Most people will use their hands to cover your nose and mouth when sneezing so that germs do not spread. It should be closed sneezes with a tissue or handkerchief, or if not available then it is better directed to the sleeve.
If it is closed by hand, some bacteria will not linger on the skin and immediately attached to flying particles when it started to dry sneeze. Not to mention if it is then hand holding something, then the bacteria will easily change places.
The safest way to limit the spread of germs is to cover a sneeze with a tissue, because the soft fibers is the best trap for germs no matter how small. Tissues that have been used to sneeze should be removed immediately, after that still have to wash your hands.
To teach how to use a tissue when sneezing, a school in New Zealand that is Bucklands Beach Intermediate and even provide a separate class for her students. Class called Sneeze Safe aims to reduce the risk of infection in the school environment.
"It's important for students to learn to keep clean, because it is not easy to control the common cold in school," said Grace Sharrem, one of the teachers who teach in the classroom Sneeze Safe as quoted from Times.co.nz, Sunday (08/05/2011).
Meanwhile in England, Professor John Oxford of London's Queen Mary Medical School also strongly recommend to cover a sneeze with his bare hands. If you do not have a tissue or handkerchief, he advocated for direct sneeze into the sleeve.
"New ethics when someone is coughing and sneezing is directed into the sleeve, not enough to just cover it with the palm of the hand. This could break the chain of transmission of germs," said Prof Oxford, as quoted from Physorg.com.
To ensure the cover remains sterile sneezing, Prof Oxford also recommends that only disposable tissues instead of handkerchiefs that can be washed repeatedly. However, a handkerchief or sleeve is better than bare hands.
Despite using a tissue or sleeve, Prof Oxford also agreed that after sneezing should keep washing hands under running water. Perform for 40 seconds, or roughly the same as singing Happy Birthday as much as 2 times the tempo is.
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