How to Stop Germs When Your Whole Family Is Sick

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SOURCES:
CDC: “An Ounce of Prevention Keeps the Germs Away,” “Everyday Preventive Actions That Can Help Fight Germs, Like Flu,” “Handwashing: Clean Hands Save Lives,” “Norovirus,” “Show Me the Science - When & How to Use Hand Sanitizer,” “When and How to Wash Your Hands.”
American Family Physician: “AAP Issues Recommendations on Infection Control in Physicians' Offices.”
Healthychildren.org: “Germ Prevention Strategies.”
Cleveland Clinic: “Does Saliva Have Health Risks? 3 Ways Germs Can Spread,” “Should You Throw Away Your Toothbrush After Being Sick?”
Annals of Internal Medicine: “Facemasks and Hand Hygiene to Prevent Influenza Transmission in Households: A Cluster Randomized Trial.”
National Women's Health Resource Center: “Breastfeeding While Sick.”
Reviewed by Renee A. Alli, MD, FAAP on June 01, 2020
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