GERM BASICS
The Facts
- Simple actions, like covering your mouth and nose (when sneezing or coughing) and washing your hands often, can stop germs.
- Stopping the spread of germs will prevent illnesses and reduce sick days.
- Keeping common surfaces such as countertops, doorknobs, and telephones sanitized with disinfectants such as LYSOL® Disinfecting Wipes will help stop germs.
- Leading a healthy lifestyle can boost your immune system and help keep you free from disease.
Top 10 dirty sites in the home:
- Sponge or Counter Wiping Cloth - Kitchen
- Kitchen Sink Drain - Kitchen
- Tub - Bathroom
- Toilet Bowl ( Under Rim ) - Bathroom
- Toilet Floor - Bathroom
- Kitchen Floor - Kitchen
- Kitchen Faucet Handle - Kitchen
- Bathroom Sink - Bathroom
- Pet Food Dish
- Kitchen Table Top
Higher bacterial counts are found on the more commonly touched/trafficked (soiled) sites and at wet sites. Bacteria grow better in the presence of moisture.
Bacteria can grow and divide every 20 minutes. One single bacteria cell can become more than 8 million cells in less than 24 hours.
Did You Know?
Good personal and home hygiene are essential to keeping germs at bay. However, there are several other important things you can do to reduce the risk of infection:
Prompt immunizations can prevent very serious diseases such as measles, rubella, chicken pox, mumps, polio, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus and hepatitis B Virus. For more information, speak to your healthcare provider, or read more about Immunizations from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at http://www.cdc.gov.
Prompt immunizations can prevent very serious diseases such as measles, rubella, chicken pox, mumps, polio, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus and hepatitis B Virus. For more information, speak to your healthcare provider, or read more about Immunizations from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at http://www.cdc.gov.
Did You Know?
A balanced diet provides your immune system with the fuel it needs to fight infections.
"In most healthy people, infections are short-lived when they are treated properly. However, in individuals whose immune systems are vulnerable, infections can have severe consequences. Susceptible people include the following:
"In most healthy people, infections are short-lived when they are treated properly. However, in individuals whose immune systems are vulnerable, infections can have severe consequences. Susceptible people include the following:
- The very young - Babies and children under the age of five are more susceptible, because their immune systems are still developing.
- The elderly - The immune system deteriorates with age.
- The ill - Disease weakens the immune system further."
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