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To wash hands properly, follow these steps:

Wet the hands. Use enough soap to cover all surfaces of the hands.
Rub both hands palm to palm.
Rub the back of the hand: Use the right palm over the left dorsum or back of the left hand with interlaced fingers, then switch hands.
Rub palm to palm with fingers interlaced.
With fingers interlocked, rub the backs of the fingers of the opposite hands. 
Rub the left thumb clasped in the right palm in a circular motion and repeat with the other...