With communal living and thousands of other students sharing classroom space, spreading colds and viruses is easy if you're not careful. Germs are everywhere on a college campus and there is a saying that when one college kid gets ill—they all do. Although illness may be the last thing on your mind while you’re in stressful college classes, the flu can knock you down and make it hard to finish a semester strong! Good news for you is there is ONE important thing you can manage to do without too much thought! Wash your hands. Studies have shown that simple hand washing 3-4x a day can help prevent a large number of illnesses. So wash your hands, especially any time you'll be touching your nose, mouth or eyes or if you've been around others who are sick.
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