Germs & Staying Healthy

True or False: As long as you use warm water, you do not need to use soap to wash your hands.

• True

• False

What are the important areas of your hands to wash? (Select all that apply.)

• The back of your hands

• The front of your hands

• Under your fingernails

• Between your fingers

True or False: Germs will be completely gone after rinsing your hands off with water.

• True

• False

How long should you wash your hands?

• 5 seconds

• 10 seconds

• 20 seconds

• 60 seconds

True or False: A virus “takes over” a cell to make new viruses.

• True

• False

True or False: Most viruses can’t survive outside of a living thing for very long.

• True

• False

True or False: Some bacteria are not harmful to people; some are even helpful.

• True

• False

True or False: Both bacteria and viruses are living organisms.

• True

• False

The single best way to protect yourself from germs, and to avoid spreading germs to other people, is to

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