Teach your kids fun ways to learn healthy habits and prevent illness with this exciting booklet filled with games, puzzles, pictures and more—brought to you by the makers of LYSOL® and the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP).


Download and print this child-friendly poster that playfully illustrates the "Why", "When", and "How" of healthy handwashing.




Ask your doctor or nurse. They can give you the vaccine package insert or suggest other sources of information.

Call your local or state health department.

Have more questions about the flu? Click here to get your answers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) . You can also contact CDC at 1-800-CDC-INFO.

Visit the Germ Protection Center at the Visiting Nurse Associations of America (VNAA)'s web site, as sponsored by LYSOL®.

 

Learn about germs, germ prevention, and watch how bacteria grow through "My Family & Germs" section on www.LYSOL.com.

 
 
 
 
 
 
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You feel awful when your kids get sick. You do all you can to protect them and keep them safe and warm, but you can't always keep them away from germs during the cold and flu season. Your best defense against nasty cold and flu viruses is prevention and protection.

According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), "flu viruses spread in respiratory droplets caused by coughing and sneezing. They usually spread from person to person, though sometimes people become infected by touching something with viruses on it and then touching their mouth or nose. Most healthy adults will be able to infect others 1 day before symptoms develop and up to 5 days after becoming sick. That means that you can pass the flu to someone else before you know you are sick, as well as while you are sick."
 

Help lower your family's risk of catching and spreading a cold or flu.

Give Staying Healthy A Shot
An easy way to help prevent your kids from getting the flu is to give them a flu shot. The flu shot can reduce the average child's changes of catching the flu by up to 80% during the flu season. The CDC's Flu "Fact Sheet" recommends that people who are at "high risk" for catching the flu, those between 50 and 64 years of age, and those who can transmit the flu to people in these categories, should get vaccinated each year.

Practice Good Health Habits
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends the following for preventing the spread of cold and flu:

  • Avoid close contact. Avoid close contact with people who are sick. When you are sick, keep your distance from others to help protect them from getting sick too.
  • Stay home when you are sick. If possible, stay home from work, school, and errands when you are sick. You will help prevent others from catching your illness.
  • Cover your mouth and nose. Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when coughing or sneezing. It may prevent those around you from getting sick.
  • Clean your hands. Washing your hands often will help protect you from germs. Your kids need to wash their hands for at least 30 seconds to effectively kill germs. Kids can measure the time by singing "Happy Birthday" song twice.
  • Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs are often spread when a person touches something that is contaminated with germs and then touches his or her eyes, nose, or mouth.

Keep Your Home Clean AND Disinfected
Germs can live on surfaces for long periods of time. Cleaning with soap and water only removes dirt, it does not kill germs. Use LYSOL® Disinfectant Spray or LYSOL® Sanitizing Wipes to kill 99.9% of germs on commonly touched surfaces throughout the home.

 

F A C T : The flu virus can live on surfaces for up to 48 hours. 22 million school days are lost every year to the common cold. (CDC)

F A C T : Children have about 6 to 10 colds a year. (CDC)

F A C T : Cold & Flu viruses are a leading cause of doctor's visits and children missing school.

F A C T : LYSOL®* kills cold and flu viruses. For over 100 years, millions of moms have trusted LYSOL® to kill illness-causing germs - especially during cold and flu season.

Source - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). For more information visit www.cdc.gov/flu/about/qa/ .


*When used as directed, LYSOL® Disinfectant Spray and LYSOL®
Sanitizing Wipes kill RSV and Influenza A2 on hard, non-porous surfaces.

 









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    *When used as directed, LYSOL® Disinfectant Spray and
    LYSOL® Sanitizing Wipes kill RSV and Influenza A2 on hard nonporous surfaces.

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