Winter is a period of high incidence of respiratory diseases
How to do household disinfection?
When the incidence of respiratory diseases is high in winter, how to scientifically do a good job of household disinfection?
Family members are in good health
When there is no patient with respiratory disease in the family
The home environment is mainly clean and generally does not need to be disinfected. Keep the environment clean every day and do a good job of indoor ventilation. In winter, when the temperature difference between indoor and outdoor is large, pay attention to avoid catching a cold caused by opening the window. When you get home from an outing, remember to wash your hands promptly.
If you have a family member with a respiratory illness
The patient should avoid close contact with other family members and share daily necessities such as eating utensils as much as possibleWhen possible, patients should wear masks scientifically or take appropriate isolation measures (such as living in a separate room) to reduce contact.
Patients should pay attention to cough etiquette, cover their mouth and nose with tissues or elbow clothes when coughing and sneezing, and store used tissues and other garbage in garbage bags and dispose of them in time to avoid contact with others.
Practice good hand hygiene, especially after blowing your nose or handling contaminants.
Strengthen indoor ventilation, open windows regularly for ventilation, and maintain indoor air circulation. In winter, when the temperature difference between indoor and outdoor is large, pay attention to avoid catching a cold caused by opening the window.
Keep the home environment and belongings clean, and disinfect them if there is clear contamination or if necessary. If the surface of the body is contaminated by nasal secretions, it should be cleaned and decontaminated with adsorbable materials, then disinfected and washed hands in timeCleaning items used should also be disposed of promptly. Corrosion-resistant surfaces can be disinfected with chlorine-containing disinfectants or other effective methodsNon-corrosion-resistant surfaces can be disinfected with quaternary ammonium disinfectants or other effective methods
Small items such as mobile phones and keys can be wiped and disinfected with medical alcohol
Tableware is first to be boiled, all submerged, timed after the water boils, and the boiling time is not less than 15 minutes.
Hand hygiene should be strengthened when other members of the family return home from home and when they are at home. If there is visible dirt on your hands, wash your hands with hand sanitizer (soap) under running waterWhen there is no visible contaminant, wash your hands or rub them with hand sanitizer.
Disinfectants should be used in strict accordance with the product instructions, and personal protection should be done at the same time.
Contributed by Wang Yanyan and Shen Jin, Institute of Environment, China Center for Disease Control and Prevention.