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The bodies first defence against a virus is your skin.

The body first defense against a virus is Mucus.

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Being clean and having habits to stay clean. Why is because you want to wash or kill any bacteria that gets in your skin, nose, mouth, etc before it really seaps into your bloodstream.

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