{"id":9669,"date":"2020-05-28T08:30:31","date_gmt":"2020-05-28T12:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/healthyhorizons\/?p=9669"},"modified":"2020-05-11T15:16:29","modified_gmt":"2020-05-11T19:16:29","slug":"4-tips-for-not-touching-your-face","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/healthyhorizons\/healthier-habits\/4-tips-for-not-touching-your-face\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Tips for Not Touching Your Face"},"content":{"rendered":"
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If you can tune out the noise of the widespread panic around the\u00a0new coronavirus, the advice from the\u00a0World Health Organization\u00a0(WHO) on how to protect yourself from COVID-19 is simple: stay home if you\u2019re sick, don\u2019t get too close to anyone who\u2019s coughing or sneezing,\u00a0wash your hands\u00a0a lot<\/i>, and stop touching your face so much. But honestly, that last bit of advice is often easier said than done.<\/p>\n

While the coronavirus spreads primarily through close contact with infected people, per the\u00a0Centers for Disease Control and Prevention\u2014that means via respiratory droplets produced when someone with the virus coughs or sneezes\u2014the virus can also spread through contact with contaminated surfaces. That’s where not touching your face so much comes in handy, since it’s possible to pick up COVID-19 after touching something an infected person touched, then touching your own eyes, nose, or mouth,\u00a0Debra Jaliman, MD, board-certified dermatologist and American Academy of Dermatology spokesperson\u00a0<\/em>tells\u00a0Health<\/em>.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve read this far without touching your face, great job. Here are some expert tips to help you go a little longer.<\/p>\n

Face-touching is often subconscious behavior, which means people do it without even being aware of it. If you want a number, you probably touch your face around 23 times an hour, according to the\u00a0Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology\u00a0(APIC).\u00a0Even health experts have trouble not touching their faces. Case in point: Sara Cody, the public health director of Santa Clara County, California, who went viral last week when she\u00a0licked her finger\u00a0only moments after urging the public not to touch their faces to help prevent contracting COVID-19.<\/p>\n

It’s a tough habit to break, but not impossible. For actionable tips:\u00a0 www.health.com\/condition\/infectious-diseases\/coronavirus\/tips-for-not-touching-your-face<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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