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I wash my hands well and try to avoid touching my face. I try to avoid touching bathroom door handles and use some type of napkin or glove. I have been doing
by tmaly 7y ago
I wash my hands well and try to avoid touching my face. I try to avoid touching bathroom door handles and use some type of napkin or glove. I have been doing this for a long time, so its not really something I am doing just for this virus.
If you read CDC website they also recommend washing hands and avoid touching your face. It is much harder if you have small kids, just don’t forget to also wash their hands if they have been out in public places.
- nabla9 7y agoGeneral advice for any bug that transfers trough fecal-oral route, not just for COVID-19: 1. Dot's store your toothbrush in the bathroom (at least during the times when you suspect that some family member might get infected). There are fecal matter particles in the bathroom air. You can get the ass-to-mouth transfer in the same household from toothbrushes stored in the bathroom. 2. Close the toilet lid before you flush and leave it closed. It does not solve the issue but it helps.
- rp00 7y agoAlso, don’t eat ass
- thinkmassive 7y agoI'm also a long-time supporter of these. A bonus of #2 is that it puts everyone on equal ground, no arguments about leaving the seat up or down.
- undersuit 7y agoYes, it's my go to for the stupid argument as a pet owner.
- tmaly 7y agoI never thought of toothbrush issue. I keep a cap on my brush and store it in cabinet
- copperx 7y agoThat doesn't do anything. Store the brush part submerged in alcohol, Listerine, or hydrogen peroxide.
- bradyd 7y agoMythbusters tested storing toothbrushes outside the bathroom and found it doesn't really make a difference. https://go.discovery.com/tv-shows/mythbusters/videos/surprise-toothbrush-minimyth https://go.discovery.com/tv-shows/mythbusters/videos/surpris...
- kaybe 7y agoI really wonder how we started to have the toilet and place for washing up in the same room. Especially when you have more than one person it is so much more convenient to have them separate.
- viklove 7y agoTurns out space is expensive
- Simon_says 7y agoSome people like to wash their hands after they poop.
- kaybe 7y agoThis solution is pretty nifty: https://images.victorianplumbing.co.uk/images/Alaska-Combined-Two-In-One-Wash-Basin-Toilet-500mm-wide-l.jpg https://images.victorianplumbing.co.uk/images/Alaska-Combine...
- thinkmassive 7y agoThese are good everyday recommendations, along with the vampire cough/sneeze technique, which I really wish would become more widespread.
- exclusiv 7y agoI've been doing that but what happens when you released your germs into your elbow/sleeve? It wouldn't get cleaned or sanitized until you wash your clothes. So I think if you are near a sink, it would probably be better to cover nose and mouth with hand and then clean right away. But yeah, I usually do the vampire method when I'm on the go.
- jerf 7y ago"I've been doing that but what happens when you released your germs into your elbow/sleeve?" The idea is that they stay there, rather than floating through the air and infecting someone else. While "lots of germs in your sleeve" may trigger our disgust reaction, they aren't a problem until they actually get somewhere where they can reproduce. Our disgust reaction is useful and there for a reason, but a little unfocused for a species that generally understands how germs work now. It's particularly important for the "first few" sneezes, when you don't know if you're sneezing because of dust and this is just a one-off sneeze like any other, or if it's merely the first of a long series because you've got something and you're blasting viruses. Obviously, if you're sneezing so much that you, shall we say, "exceed the capacity" of your sleeve, then please take additional appropriate steps. But a little bit is still better off shot into your sleeve than the air.
- exclusiv 7y agoRight, but let's say someone grabs your arm, maybe a child. Or you cross your own arms not thinking about it and back on your hands. That's what I was curious about. "Most germs can survive on fabrics for some time." [2] And it seems some germs linger longer on clothes than skin! "Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), another cold-like virus that can cause serious illness in children, can survive on worktops and door handles for up to 6 hours, on clothing, and tissues for 30 to 45 minutes and on skin for up to 20 minutes." [1] However, "Flu viruses can also survive as droplets in the air for several hours". [1] But, "Parainfluenza virus, which causes croup in children, can survive for up to 10 hours on hard surfaces and up to 4 hours on soft surfaces." [1] So there are no absolutes but it seems to me, the best would be in your hand and then immediately clean. But if that's not feasible, probably vampire style is best. Even though some germs could linger longer on your clothes than hands, if you can't clean your hands immediately then the contact spread risk factor would be worse than the extra linger time. [1] https://www.nhs.uk/common-health-questions/infections/how-long-do-bacteria-and-viruses-live-outside-the-body/ https://www.nhs.uk/common-health-questions/infections/how-lo... [2] https://www.nhs.uk/common-health-questions/infections/can-clothes-and-towels-spread-germs/ https://www.nhs.uk/common-health-questions/infections/can-cl...