How to prevent coronavirus?
Hand and surface hygiene is essential to prevent transmission, according to Infectologist. Know more.
Preventing the transmission of the new coronavirus requires simple daily care, such as the correct way to wash your hands, sneeze, and cough.
It is recommended to promptly clean your hands before touching areas such as the eye, nose, and mouth.
According to the Infectologist, the cleaning can be done with water and soap or alcohol gel, but never just with water. In addition to the hands, it is also recommended to clean surfaces that may be infected with disinfectants and to keep a minimum distance of one meter from people who are sneezing or coughing.
The use of masks is more recommended for anyone who is in contact with someone with any flu-like symptoms, according to Wladimir Queiroz, an infectious disease specialist at the EmÃlio Ribas Institute of Infectious Diseases, a specialist in infectious and parasitic diseases and a member of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases.
The importance of washing hands
Prevention should be done, mainly, by cleaning hands and surfaces that may be contaminated.It is recommended to promptly clean your hands before touching areas such as the eye, nose, and mouth.
"As the contamination occurs through droplets [that come out of the infected person through coughing, sneezing and talking], the virus can be on any surface: on knobs, tables, benches. You can touch these surfaces, contaminate your hand, and then touch the face, mouth, and eyes, which are open doors for the virus to enter the body, "explained Richmann.
Greetings without a kiss on the cheek
Infectologist Ho Yeh Li, from USP's School of Medicine, recommends some habit changes. "Whenever there is a circulation of respiratory viruses, we need to stop greeting them on the cheek," she says.
When sneezing, he says, it is recommended to place the forearm or a handkerchief in front of the nose and mouth. In addition, it is necessary to understand that going to work with flu symptoms implies potentially exposing others to the disease, according to the specialist.
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