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Cleaning, Disinfecting, and Sanitizing

To avoid becoming infected by germs from surfaces and objects, it is important to wash your hands often. It’s also important to regularly clean and disinfect surfaces and objects. Learn the difference between cleaning, disinfecting and sanitizing.

Infectious Disease

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Definition

To avoid becoming infected by germs from surfaces and objects, it is important to wash your hands often. It’s also important to regularly clean and disinfect surfaces and objects. Learn the difference between cleaning, disinfecting and sanitizing.

Concept record

Canonical title
Cleaning, Disinfecting, and Sanitizing
Alphabetical key
C
Category
Infectious Disease
Content type
Condition Article
Other names, clinical names and abbreviations
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Medical Encyclopedia Index Entry — full article under review.

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