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Multiple Sclerosis => THE PRACTICAL SIDE OF BEING MULTIPLY SCLEROSED => Topic started by: agate on March 21, 2020, 09:48:26 pm

Title: Hand-washing (Medical News Today)
Post by: agate on March 21, 2020, 09:48:26 pm

It's always good for people with MS to steer clear of infections, and just now, with the COVID-19 virus in our midst, it's especially important to be particularly careful about steps we can take to prevent spreading germs around, such as hand-washing. When you think about it, your hands are probably mighty busy on a typical day, but they have many tiny spaces where dirt can collect: under and around the nails, in between the fingers. This article  in Medical News Today has useful information on hand-washing:

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/proper-hand-washing?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=MNT%20Daily%20News&utm_content=2020-03-20&utm_country=US&utm_hcp=no&apid=27020245

Title: Hand sanitizers that inactivate COVID-19
Post by: agate on April 23, 2020, 08:56:21 pm

Hand sanitizers, useful if you don't have soap handy, can differ in their effectiveness, as this article in Medical News Today (April 23, 2020) points out--"COVID-19: Hand sanitizers inactivate novel coronavirus, study finds":


https://bit.ly/3cItyMf