Keep Your Microbes to Yourself!

Today was the kiddo's zumba class. This week, we made it on time with no drama. It was great, until I noticed that another little girl had her hands down her pants, scratching her rear. Eeeew! That is beyond disgusting, it is unsanitary. Do you know what kinds of microbes can be spread that way? Yes, I am slightly germ-phobic, but you look at the following list and tell me if you want any of those:

• Pinworms http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0002137/
• Hand, foot and mouth disease http://www.cdc.gov/hand-foot-mouth/about/transmission.html
• E.coli  http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/food/ecoli.html# (see # 3)
• Hepatitis A http://www.livestrong.com/article/180798-diseases-you-can-get-from-not-washing-your-hands-after-bathroom-use/  (OK, a bit extreme, but good info to have.)
• Shigellosis (see above link)
• Giardiasis (see above link)
• Stomach "flu" (not really flu at all) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001298/ 

 She didn't touch my kiddo (or anything else that I could see), but if she had tried to, I would have intercepted her. I think I will call the teachers and alert them. Hand sanitizer, anyone?