With the season of summer camps, family vacations and back to school, keeping your family healthy can be as simple as knowing some basic facts and following some easy tips to help prevent the spread of germs.

About Germ Spread
Germs are spread from person-to-person through coughing, sneezing or touching something with germs on it and then touching the nose or mouth.

The best line of defense in preventing the spread of germs is frequent hand washing. When soap and water are not available, an alcohol-based hand sanitizer or antibacterial hand wipe can be an effective alternative.

Protecting Your Family
There are some steps you can take to protect your family from the spread of germs:

• Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze, and then throw the tissue in the trash after you use it.
• Wash your hands often with soap and water, especially after you cough or sneeze.  Wash for 20 seconds.  Alcohol-based hand sanitizers or antibacterial hand wipes are also effective when soap and water are not available.
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth.
• Avoid close contact with sick people.

For more information on staying healthy, please visit the CDC Web site.

How Wet Ones® Antibacterial Wipes Can Help
The first and easiest line of defense against the spread of germs is to wash your hands often. In the absence of soap and water, Wet Ones® Antibacterial Wipes can clean hands and kill 99.99% of germs. Wet Ones® Antibacterial Wipes are proven to be just as effective as an alcohol-based gel hand sanitizer in killing germs but they also clean away dirt and messes, and won’t dry out your skin like alcohol-based cleansers.