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Keep Kids Safe from Germs


Wipe down high-touch areas.

"Use disinfectant wipes to clean the walls, the handles of drawers, toy chests and cupboards, light switches, nightstands, clock radios, reading glasses, computer keyboards, and desk surfaces," Horowitz says. "This will kill germs on contact."




SOURCES: Paul Horowitz, MD, the medical director of Pediatric Clinics at Legacy Health System in Portland, Ore. Neil Schachter, MD, medical director, respiratory care, Mount Sinai, New York City; and author, The Good Doctor's Guide to Colds and Flu.

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