Avoiding Infectious diseases
If you have a disease, please don't sneeze stay away all day
Primary Modes of Transmission
Direct Contact:
- Person to person by touching, sneezing, and kissing
- Animal to person by scratches or bites
- Mother to child through placenta or vagina through birth
Indirect Contact:
- Germs can stay on tables, doorknobs, faucet handles
- If you touch a doorknob for example, you can pick up what he or she left behind
Insect Bites:
Some germs rely on insect carriers, such as mosquitoes, fleas, lice or ticks
Food and Water Contamination:
- Drinking or cooking with contaminated water will transfer diseases and care over bacteria.
- Eating food that isn't fully cooked you will get diseases and parasites.
Prevention of Infectious Disease
- Avoid close contact with people who are sick
- Stay home when you are sick
- Cover your mouth and nose
- Wash your hands often
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth
- Make sure you are up-to-date on your immunizations