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5 steps to cleaner hands

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Use this advice from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to wash your hands the right way every time:

Use this advice from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to wash your hands the right way every time:

1. Get 'em wet. Use clean running water and apply soap. Hot or cold will do.

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2. Rub 'em down. Put your hands in the tub and scrub the front, the back, the palms, between those fingers and under your nails.

3. Think "Happy Birthday." You want your hands nice and lathered, and that takes at least 20 seconds. To keep time yourself, you can hum the birthday song at a medium pace twice.

4. Rinse. Use running water to remove any soap and debris.

5. Dry. Use a clean towel or let them air dry.

If you don't have access to soap, hand sanitizers are an alternative. Just make sure the sanitizer is alcohol-based with at least 60 percent alcohol. And remember, sanitizers won't eliminate all types of germs. For a link to more free hand-washing tools, visit dvm360.com/zoonotic.

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