Here's what scientists and public health officials know so far.
recommends washing hands with soap and water before eating, after using the bathroom, and after blowing your nose, coughing or sneezing, and before and after caring for a sick friend or a family member.
Hand sanitizers with at least 60 percent alcohol content may also be used, but the CDC warns they are not effective against all germs.The fact that this virus is new may mean that the public may be particularly vulnerable, because there has not been time to build any immunity to it.
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