Health Tip: Don't Spread Germs at Work

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(HealthDay News) -- If you're sick or one of your co-workers isn't feeling well, it's best to avoid close contact for a while.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offers these suggestions to help prevent the spread of germs at the workplace:

• Get a flu vaccine each year.
• Avoid close contact with other people who are sick; if you're sick, limit your contact with others.
• If you are sick, stay home until you are better.
• When you sneeze or cough, cover your mouth and nose with a tissue.
• Carefully and regularly wash your hands.

-- Diana Kohnle

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