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NICE – the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence – has published final guidance recommending all children and young people, from pre-school to university age, be taught the importance of hand washing and managing some common infections themselves.

These recommendations aim to educate the general public in how they can contribute in the battle against antimicrobial resistance.

The term 'antimicrobial resistance' is used to reflect that diseases caused by viruses and fungi become resistant to medicines in a similar way bacteria do to antibiotics.

With few new drugs being developed one of the key ways to combat antimicrobial resistance is to prescribe and use existing medicines carefully to ensure they remain effective for as long as possible.

Good hygiene can reduce the spread of disease and the reliance on medicines.

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