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A member asked:
My sister who lives with me brought home the stomach virus from day care. what can i do to prevent my baby from catching it?
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Hand washing...: It may sound simple, but no one with symptoms should handle the baby and everyone needs to to do meticulous hand washing. This is about all you can do. I wish you well.
Answered 8/26/2013
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