Washing your hands correctly (or using an alcohol-based hand rub) is the most effective thing you can do to protect yourself against a number of infectious diseases, such as influenza (the flu) and the common cold. An alcohol-based hand rub can be used if soap and water are not available. 2  If your hands are visibly soiled, it is best to use soap and water. 3  If it's not possible to wash with soap and water, use towelettes to remove the soil, then use an alcohol-based hand rub.
digression n 1: a message that departs from the main subject [syn: digression, aside, excursus, divagation, parenthesis] 2: a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern); a diversion from the main highway; a digression into irrelevant details; a deflection from his goal [syn: diversion, deviation, digression, deflection, deflexion, divagation] 3: wandering from the main path of a journey [syn: digression, excursion]
vb, digs, digging or dug. 1. (when: tr, often foll by up) to cut into, break up, and turn over or remove (earth, soil, etc), esp with a spade. 2. to form or excavate (a hole, tunnel, passage, etc) by digging, usually with an implement or (of animals) with feet, claws, etc: to dig a tunnel. 3. (often foll by through) to make or force (one's way), esp by removing obstructions: he dug his way through the crowd. 4. (tr; often foll by out or up) to obtain by digging: to dig potatoes; to dig up treasure. 5. (tr; often foll by out or up) to find or discover by effort or searching: to dig out unexpected facts.