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What do doctors do to keep from being sick all the time?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Hand washing: Wash our hands with soap and warm water long enough to sing the abc song. Use hand sanitizers at other times.

Dr Pappas and another doctor agreed

Answered 9/28/2016

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