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Disease Control and Prevention Related Topics: Influenza, Preventing the Causes of Foodborne Illness, Staphylococcal Infections, Needlestick Prevention

Cover Your Cough Cover Your Cough ( PDF, 443KB) , "Stop the spread of germs that make you and others sick!" Cover Your Cough Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze, or cough or sneeze into your upper sleeve, not your hands. Put your used tissue in the waste basket. You may be asked to put on a surgical mask to protect others. Clean Your Hands After Coughing or Sneezing Wash with soap and water, or clean with alcohol-based hand cleaner.

Cubra Su Tos Cubra Su Tos ( ( PDF, 467KB) "¡Pare la propagación de gérmenes que lo enferman a usted y a otras personas!"     PDF files require Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you have a copy of Acrobat Reader, click on the link and the document will load. If you need to obtain a copy of the Acrobat Reader, it is available for download at the following: Additional File Viewing Information.

Last Updated: Saturday, October 01, 2005

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