NATICK, Mass. (Sept. 26, 2012) -- Stacey Lee, Project Engineer for Army gloves at Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center, teamed up with Masley Enterprises and created a Hand ...

"Thick gloves can reduce Soldiers' touch sensation and can decrease fine-motor dexterity by 50 to 75 percent. As a result, Soldiers tend to remove their gloves when they need to use their fingers.

“Medical gloves can reduce the risk of infection, but they are never a replacement for hand hygiene,” said Dr Bruce Aylward, WHO Assistant Director-General, Universal Health Coverage, Life Course.

WHO Hand Hygiene: According to the WHO advisory, gloves aren't recommended when contact with blood, another body fluid, non-intact skin and mucous membrane have occurred and have ended.