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Artwork showing physicians and medical students washing their hands before examining obstetric patients.

How to Wash Your Hands, Historically

April 7, 2020 Circulating Now

By Sarah Eilers ~ A simple act of personal hygiene that practically every human carries out daily is key to preventing the spread of viral

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