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Germs and Hygiene - Multiple Languages

Amharic (Amarɨñña / አማርኛ )
Arabic (العربية)
Bengali (Bangla / বাংলা)
Burmese (myanma bhasa)
Chinese, Simplified (Mandarin dialect) (简体中文)
Chinese, Traditional (Cantonese dialect) (繁體中文)
Dzongkha (རྫོང་ཁ་)
Farsi (فارسی)
French (français)

Hindi (हिन्दी)
Hmong (Hmoob)
Japanese (日本語)
Karen (S’gaw Karen)
Khmer (ភាសាខ្មែរ)
Kirundi (Rundi)
Korean (한국어)
Lao (ພາສາລາວ)
Nepali (नेपाली)

Oromo (Afan Oromoo)
Portuguese (português)
Russian (Русский)
Somali (Af-Soomaali )
Spanish (español)
Tagalog (Wikang Tagalog)
Thai (ภาษาไทย)
Urdu (اردو)
Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt)

Amharic (Amarɨñña / አማርኛ )

Cleaning to Prevent the Flu - English PDF
Cleaning to Prevent the Flu - Amarɨñña / አማርኛ (Amharic) PDF
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Fight the Flu Poster - English PDF
Fight the Flu Poster - Amarɨñña / አማርኛ (Amharic) PDF
- Minnesota Department of Health
Flu and You - English PDF
Flu and You - Amarɨñña / አማርኛ (Amharic) PDF
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Arabic (العربية)

Cleaning to Prevent the Flu - English PDF
Cleaning to Prevent the Flu - العربية (Arabic) PDF
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Fight the Flu Poster - English PDF
Fight the Flu Poster - العربية (Arabic) PDF
- Minnesota Department of Health
Flu and You - English PDF
Flu and You - العربية (Arabic) PDF
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Hand Washing - العربية (Arabic) Bilingual PDF
- Health Information Translations
When and How to Wash Your Hands - English HTML
When and How to Wash Your Hands - العربية (Arabic) HTML
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Bengali (Bangla / বাংলা)

When and How to Wash Your Hands - English HTML
When and How to Wash Your Hands - Bangla / বাংলা (Bengali) HTML
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Burmese (myanma bhasa)

Cleaning to Prevent the Flu - English PDF
Cleaning to Prevent the Flu - myanma bhasa (Burmese) PDF
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Fight the Flu Poster - English PDF
Fight the Flu Poster - myanma bhasa (Burmese) PDF
- Minnesota Department of Health
Flu and You - English PDF
Flu and You - myanma bhasa (Burmese) PDF
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Chinese, Simplified (Mandarin dialect) (简体中文)

Fight the Flu Poster - English PDF
Fight the Flu Poster - 简体中文 (Chinese, Simplified (Mandarin dialect)) PDF
- Minnesota Department of Health
Hand Washing - 简体中文 (Chinese, Simplified (Mandarin dialect)) Bilingual PDF
- Health Information Translations
Is Your Hand Sanitizer on FDA’s List of Products You Should Not Use? - English HTML
Is Your Hand Sanitizer on FDA’s List of Products You Should Not Use? - 简体中文 (Chinese, Simplified (Mandarin dialect)) HTML
- Food and Drug Administration
Safely Using Hand Sanitizer - English HTML
Safely Using Hand Sanitizer - 简体中文 (Chinese, Simplified (Mandarin dialect)) HTML
- Food and Drug Administration
When and How to Wash Your Hands - English HTML
When and How to Wash Your Hands - 简体中文 (Chinese, Simplified (Mandarin dialect)) HTML
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Chinese, Traditional (Cantonese dialect) (繁體中文)

Hand Washing - 繁體中文 (Chinese, Traditional (Cantonese dialect)) Bilingual PDF
- Health Information Translations

Dzongkha (རྫོང་ཁ་)

Cleaning to Prevent the Flu - English PDF
Cleaning to Prevent the Flu - རྫོང་ཁ་ (Dzongkha) PDF
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Flu and You - English PDF
Flu and You - རྫོང་ཁ་ (Dzongkha) PDF
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Farsi (فارسی)

Cleaning to Prevent the Flu - English PDF
Cleaning to Prevent the Flu - فارسی (Farsi) PDF
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Flu and You - English PDF
Flu and You - فارسی (Farsi) PDF
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

French (français)

Hand Washing - français (French) Bilingual PDF
- Health Information Translations
When and How to Wash Your Hands - English HTML
When and How to Wash Your Hands - français (French) HTML
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Hindi (हिन्दी)

Fight the Flu Poster - English PDF
Fight the Flu Poster - हिन्दी (Hindi) PDF
- Minnesota Department of Health
Hand Washing - हिन्दी (Hindi) Bilingual PDF
- Health Information Translations

Hmong (Hmoob)

Fight the Flu Poster - English PDF
Fight the Flu Poster - Hmoob (Hmong) PDF
- Minnesota Department of Health
Stop! Help Protect Our Patients - English PDF
Stop! Help Protect Our Patients - Hmoob (Hmong) PDF
- Minnesota Department of Health

Japanese (日本語)

Hand Washing - 日本語 (Japanese) Bilingual PDF
- Health Information Translations

Karen (S’gaw Karen)

Cleaning to Prevent the Flu - English PDF
Cleaning to Prevent the Flu - S’gaw Karen (Karen) PDF
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Fight the Flu Poster - English PDF
Fight the Flu Poster - S’gaw Karen (Karen) PDF
- Minnesota Department of Health
Flu and You - English PDF
Flu and You - S’gaw Karen (Karen) PDF
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Khmer (ភាសាខ្មែរ)

Fight the Flu Poster - English PDF
Fight the Flu Poster - ភាសាខ្មែរ (Khmer) PDF
- Minnesota Department of Health

Kirundi (Rundi)

Cleaning to Prevent the Flu - English PDF
Cleaning to Prevent the Flu - Rundi (Kirundi) PDF
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Flu and You - English PDF
Flu and You - Rundi (Kirundi) PDF
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Korean (한국어)

Fight the Flu Poster - English PDF
Fight the Flu Poster - 한국어 (Korean) PDF
- Minnesota Department of Health
Hand Washing - 한국어 (Korean) Bilingual PDF
- Health Information Translations
Is Your Hand Sanitizer on FDA’s List of Products You Should Not Use? - English HTML
Is Your Hand Sanitizer on FDA’s List of Products You Should Not Use? - 한국어 (Korean) HTML
- Food and Drug Administration
Safely Using Hand Sanitizer - English HTML
Safely Using Hand Sanitizer - 한국어 (Korean) HTML
- Food and Drug Administration

Lao (ພາສາລາວ)

Fight the Flu Poster - English PDF
Fight the Flu Poster - ພາສາລາວ (Lao) PDF
- Minnesota Department of Health

Nepali (नेपाली)

Cleaning to Prevent the Flu - English PDF
Cleaning to Prevent the Flu - नेपाली (Nepali) PDF
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Fight the Flu Poster - English PDF
Fight the Flu Poster - नेपाली (Nepali) PDF
- Minnesota Department of Health
Flu and You - English PDF
Flu and You - नेपाली (Nepali) PDF
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Hand Washing - नेपाली (Nepali) Bilingual PDF
- Health Information Translations

Oromo (Afan Oromoo)

Cleaning to Prevent the Flu - English PDF
Cleaning to Prevent the Flu - Afan Oromoo (Oromo) PDF
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Fight the Flu Poster - English PDF
Fight the Flu Poster - Afan Oromoo (Oromo) PDF
- Minnesota Department of Health
Flu and You - English PDF
Flu and You - Afan Oromoo (Oromo) PDF
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Portuguese (português)

When and How to Wash Your Hands - English HTML
When and How to Wash Your Hands - português (Portuguese) HTML
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Russian (Русский)

Fight the Flu Poster - English PDF
Fight the Flu Poster - Русский (Russian) PDF
- Minnesota Department of Health
Hand Washing - Русский (Russian) Bilingual PDF
- Health Information Translations
Stop! Help Protect Our Patients - English PDF
Stop! Help Protect Our Patients - Русский (Russian) PDF
- Minnesota Department of Health

Somali (Af-Soomaali )

Cleaning to Prevent the Flu - English PDF
Cleaning to Prevent the Flu - Af-Soomaali (Somali) PDF
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Fight the Flu Poster - English PDF
Fight the Flu Poster - Af-Soomaali (Somali) PDF
- Minnesota Department of Health
Flu and You - English PDF
Flu and You - Af-Soomaali (Somali) PDF
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Hand Washing - Af-Soomaali (Somali) Bilingual PDF
- Health Information Translations
Stop! Help Protect Our Patients - English PDF
Stop! Help Protect Our Patients - Af-Soomaali (Somali) PDF
- Minnesota Department of Health

Spanish (español)

Germs and Hygiene: MedlinePlus Health Topic - English
Gérmenes e higiene: Tema de salud de MedlinePlus - español (Spanish)
- National Library of Medicine
Cleaning to Prevent the Flu - English PDF
Cleaning to Prevent the Flu - español (Spanish) PDF
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Flu and You - English PDF
Flu and You - español (Spanish) PDF
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Fight the Flu Poster - English PDF
Fight the Flu Poster - español (Spanish) PDF
- Minnesota Department of Health
Stop! Help Protect Our Patients - English PDF
Stop! Help Protect Our Patients - español (Spanish) PDF
- Minnesota Department of Health
Hand Washing - español (Spanish) Bilingual PDF
- Health Information Translations
Is Your Hand Sanitizer on FDA’s List of Products You Should Not Use? - English HTML
Is Your Hand Sanitizer on FDA’s List of Products You Should Not Use? - español (Spanish) HTML
- Food and Drug Administration
Safely Using Hand Sanitizer - English HTML
Safely Using Hand Sanitizer - español (Spanish) HTML
- Food and Drug Administration
When and How to Wash Your Hands - English HTML
When and How to Wash Your Hands - español (Spanish) HTML
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Tagalog (Wikang Tagalog)

Fight the Flu Poster - English PDF
Fight the Flu Poster - Wikang Tagalog (Tagalog) PDF
- Minnesota Department of Health
Is Your Hand Sanitizer on FDA’s List of Products You Should Not Use? - English HTML
Is Your Hand Sanitizer on FDA’s List of Products You Should Not Use? - Wikang Tagalog (Tagalog) HTML
- Food and Drug Administration
Safely Using Hand Sanitizer - English HTML
Safely Using Hand Sanitizer - Wikang Tagalog (Tagalog) HTML
- Food and Drug Administration

Thai (ภาษาไทย)

Fight the Flu Poster - English PDF
Fight the Flu Poster - ภาษาไทย (Thai) PDF
- Minnesota Department of Health

Urdu (اردو)

When and How to Wash Your Hands - English HTML
When and How to Wash Your Hands - اردو (Urdu) HTML
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt)

Fight the Flu Poster - English PDF
Fight the Flu Poster - Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese) PDF
- Minnesota Department of Health
Hand Washing - Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese) Bilingual PDF
- Health Information Translations
Is Your Hand Sanitizer on FDA’s List of Products You Should Not Use? - English HTML
Is Your Hand Sanitizer on FDA’s List of Products You Should Not Use? - Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese) HTML
- Food and Drug Administration
Safely Using Hand Sanitizer - English HTML
Safely Using Hand Sanitizer - Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese) HTML
- Food and Drug Administration

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