{"id":7282,"date":"2026-06-11T10:13:58","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T07:13:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wiki.voka.io\/glossary\/higiene-maos\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T14:05:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T11:05:30","slug":"higiene-maos","status":"publish","type":"glossary_item","link":"https:\/\/wiki.voka.io\/pt\/glossario\/higiene-maos\/","title":{"rendered":"Higiene das m\u00e3os"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Higiene das m\u00e3os (do grego hygieinos<\/em> \u2014 saud\u00e1vel) \u00e9 um conjunto de medidas preventivas destinadas \u00e0 remo\u00e7\u00e3o mec\u00e2nica ou destrui\u00e7\u00e3o qu\u00edmica de microrganismos presentes na pele das m\u00e3os.<\/p>\n\n

Na medicina moderna, \u00e9 reconhecido como o m\u00e9todo mais simples, eficaz e economicamente justificado para interromper as vias de transmiss\u00e3o de doen\u00e7as infecciosas.<\/p>\n\n

Etiologia e fisiopatologia<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n

A microbiota das m\u00e3os humanas \u00e9 dividida em dois tipos:<\/p>\n\n

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  • flora residente (permanente)<\/strong> \u2014 vive nas camadas profundas da epiderme e geralmente n\u00e3o causa doen\u00e7as;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • flora transit\u00f3ria (tempor\u00e1ria)<\/strong> \u2014 consiste principalmente em bact\u00e9rias e v\u00edrus que s\u00e3o adquiridos por contato com superf\u00edcies contaminadas ou fluidos biol\u00f3gicos de pacientes infectados (\u00e9 respons\u00e1vel pela maioria das infec\u00e7\u00f5es).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

    Ao lavar as m\u00e3os com sab\u00e3o, ocorre a emulsifica\u00e7\u00e3o da camada de gordura da pele, onde os micr\u00f3bios ficam retidos, permitindo que sejam removidos com \u00e1gua. Os antiss\u00e9pticos \u00e0 base de \u00e1lcool agem de maneira diferente: eles causam uma desnatura\u00e7\u00e3o imediata (coagula\u00e7\u00e3o) das prote\u00ednas e a destrui\u00e7\u00e3o das membranas lip\u00eddicas de v\u00edrions e bact\u00e9rias.<\/p>\n\n

    O cumprimento rigoroso do tempo de exposi\u00e7\u00e3o (tempo que o produto deve permanecer na pele) \u00e9 necess\u00e1rio para a elimina\u00e7\u00e3o completa dos pat\u00f3genos:<\/p>\n\n

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    • antiss\u00e9ptico<\/strong> \u2014 at\u00e9 a secagem completa e natural;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • lavagem das m\u00e3os com sab\u00e3o<\/strong> \u2014 pelo menos 15\u201320 segundos.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

      Import\u00e2ncia cl\u00ednica<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n

      Em ambientes hospitalares, a higiene das m\u00e3os \u00e9 o alicerce do controle de infec\u00e7\u00f5es. Ela previne o desenvolvimento de infec\u00e7\u00f5es nosocomiais (hospitalares), que s\u00e3o frequentemente causadas por bact\u00e9rias multirresistentes.<\/p>\n\n

      Na pr\u00e1tica dom\u00e9stica, a higiene das m\u00e3os \u00e9 criticamente importante para a preven\u00e7\u00e3o de infec\u00e7\u00f5es respirat\u00f3rias e intestinais. Como muitos v\u00edrus (norov\u00edrus, rotav\u00edrus) podem manter a viabilidade em v\u00e1rias superf\u00edcies (por exemplo, ma\u00e7anetas) por per\u00edodos prolongados, o tratamento regular das m\u00e3os interrompe a via de transmiss\u00e3o por contato, reduzindo o risco de doen\u00e7a.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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