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The TruTh By Jennifer Smith richardS We explain the facts about our germy, germy world. You are covered in germs. That pen? Germy. The doorknob? Eww. Everything's covered in germs, tiny organisms we can't see that can (and will) make us sick. It's tempting to give in to this advice: Don't touch anything. That's not practical, of course. Best to brush up on your germ IQ instead. True or false: Hand sanitizer is just as good as washing with soap and water. The TruTh AbouT Can we avoid getting sick? Are all germs bad? The (sometimes icky) low-down 38 Su m m er 2015 PhoTo BY GETTY/MAcIEj ToPoroWIcz, nYc Germs False (For tHe most part). "Good old-fashioned soap and water is better" as long as you're not a wimpy washer, says Stanley Maloy, PhD, a fellow of the American Society for Microbiology. "Sometimes when people wash, they do it for five seconds." That's not good enough. What makes soap-and-water washing effective is that it's a mechanical process-you're actually rubbing germs off of your hands. So spend a little time on your scrub to make sure you're getting clean. In the absence of soap and water, experts say an alcohol-based hand sanitizer is better than nothing.

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