KEYS to Staying healthy
Cough into your elbow
Cough into your elbow
Cough into your elbow
(NOT YOUR HANDS)
Keys to staying healthy:
don't smoke or drink alcohol
cardiovascular exercise >3x/ week
get >7hours of sleep nightly
eat 4-6 servings of fruits & vegetables, eat berries, handful of nuts/day, and fish 3x/ week, etc.
WASH YOUR HANDS
Cough into your elbow
Cough into your elbow
For at least 20 seconds, vigorously wash with soap and water
EVERY TIME especially after using the bathroom
https://www.cdc.gov/handwashing/pdf/wash-your-hands-fact-sheet-508.pdf
https://www.newsweek.com/this-why-soap-so-effective-stopping-spread-coronavirus-1491203
STOP shaking hands
Cough into your elbow
STOP shaking hands
STOP touching your face
to prevent self inoculation
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-020-0887-9.pdf
Video
STOP TOUCHING YOUR FACE
One of the most common ways people get infected with a virus is by touching their face after touching surfaces that have been contaminated by others.
Watch this Myth Busters video below that truly demonstrates how touching your face spreads germs EVERYWHERE!
What to do if you are Sick
STAY AT HOME
- take OTC cough medications
- rest, drink warm fluids
- don't be around other people
- wash your hands
- cough into your elbow
- don't shake hands with people, etc.
REMAIN home for 2 weeks.
**Seek medical attention ONLY if symptoms worsen (ie shortness of breath, etc.
For more info go to:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/about/steps-when-sick.html
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Regular sanitizer does not "kill":
1. Norovirus (which causes "the pukes & the poops")
2. Adenovirus (1 of the common cold viruses)
Use soap and water to wash while singing 2 happy birthdays or 1 ABC.