11 Tips to Prevent the Spread of Infection
- Wash your hands frequently—especially before preparing food, before eating, and after using the restroom. Insist that your healthcare providers wash their hands and use gloves.
- Don't insist that your physician give you antibiotics if you don't need them. Antibiotics have no effect on illnesses caused by viruses.
- Take prescribed antibiotics exactly as instructed. Do not stop taking them without checking with your physician, even if the medicine makes you feel better—or worse.
- Keep your immunizations up to date.
- Follow safe sexual practices.
- Don't send your child to a day care center or to a school with symptoms of an infection such as vomiting, diarrhea, and/or fever.
- Do not use I.V. drugs. If you do, don't share needles.
- Don't share personal items such as razor blades, tooth brushes, combs, and hairbrushes. Don't eat or drink from others' plates or glasses.
- Keep kitchen surfaces clean, especially when preparing meat, chicken, and fish. Disinfect kitchen surfaces.
- Keep hot foods hot and cold foods cold, especially when they will be left out for a long time.
- When you are at a clinic or hospital:
- Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue and dispose of the used tissue in the waste basket.
- Clean your hands with soap and water or an alcohol-based hand cleaner.
- You may also be asked to wear a mask to protect others.
- Don't worry if you see staff and other people wearing masks. They are preventing the spread of germs.
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