There is importance of hand washing. It is reduced number of infections , which is hands pick up micro-organisms (germs) in a number of ways. When people who are sick sneeze or cough, the germs that are making them sick are expelled into the air in tiny droplets. If these droplets get onto your hands, and then you touch your mouth, eyes or nose without washing away the germs, you carry the infection. You can also get sick, if you don't wash your hands before and after preparing food, after handling raw meat, and after using the toilet. Washing your hands not only prevents you from getting sick, but it also reduces the risk of infecting others. As a result, Hand washing is the single most effective way to prevent the spread of communicable diseases , if you hand wash you will have better health in the future.