Dr. Zinner says. By washing, you can prevent transmission of other bacteria or cold-virus germs. But you can t effectively sterilize your hands, nor should you, nor need you. To get rid of the occasional bad germ that you might pick up from feces, raw meat or a handshake with someone who has a cold. And true washing is not accomplished with a quick pass under the water.
Soap disrupts the membranes of the bacteria. . . .
And the physical act of rubbing your hands together is important. Washing for more than just a few seconds is important. Stomping on mice is probably a good aerobic exercise and raises the quality of the mouse gene pool. As for roaches in their food, they should just flick those bugs off their biscuits and slap on that butter. The news is full of the harm that can be done by those unwanted pests.