Wash Your Hands at the Hospital or Doctor’s Office to Avoid Bringing Nasty Germs Home

Doctors and nurses arent the only ones that need to worry about carrying disease-causing bacteria on their hands.

As a patient, you should wash your hands too.

Why worry about hospital germs?

Think about it: people with infections or communicable diseases show up at heath care facilities all the time.

Fortunately, theres an easy solution.

Washing your hands with ordinary soap and waterreduces the chance of passing on germs.

Wash your hands on your way out.

Patients Leave the Hospital with Superbugs on Their Hands| NPR

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