Turn off the tap. Apply soap. Lather well and wash for at least 20 seconds, including the back of hands, between fingers and beneath nails. Rinse well. Dry your hands thoroughly.

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It’s also a good idea to wash up if you’ve touched garbage or been out in public. While it may seem like common sense, Dr. Vyas said you should wash your hands for at least 20 seconds.

In the book "The Secret Life of Germs" by Dr. Philip Tierno, Tierno says lack of proper hand washing is as dangerous as cigarette smoking, if not more so. He says 80 percent of all infectious ...

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Some hand-washing mistakes might seem obviously wrong, but people do them all the time, according to Brashear. For example, you need both soap and water to effectively wash your hands.

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