What is hand hygiene?
What is hand hygiene?
Hand hygiene involves keeping your hands as clean as possible, since your hands are the most common way that germs enter the body. Pediatrician Lisa Thornton, MD, explains the best way to wash your hands and use hand sanitizing products.
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