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]
Verb. 1. digress-lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking; She always digresses when telling a story; her mind wanders; Don't digress when you give a lecture. divagate, stray, wander.