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Everyday prevention of infection

Not medical advice. This is an archive article for general information when professional care is hard to reach. It is not a diagnosis, treatment, or cure. Read the disclaimer. In an emergency, call your local emergency number.

Most day-to-day prevention is dull on purpose. It is the same whether or not a clinic is easy to reach.

Hands, food, and water

• Wash hands after the toilet, after changing a diaper, after handling raw meat, and before eating or preparing food
• Keep raw meat away from food that will not be cooked
• Refrigerate leftovers promptly and reheat them until they are hot
• Drink water from a source you know is safe. If a boil-water notice is in effect, follow it
• Clean and cover cuts. Spreading redness, pus, or fever means the wound needs a clinician

People

Stay home when you are newly sick with a fever or a cough you cannot cover. Do not share cups. Wash shared surfaces. Follow vaccination advice from your clinician and from public health authorities. This site does not publish products or rituals as a stand-in for that advice.

If someone is already very ill, prevention is the wrong focus. Use the warning signs on what an infectious disease is and on the home page. Bleach and other disinfectants belong on hard surfaces, diluted and used as the label says, not on skin.