Hygiene tips in case of adenoviruses
Hygiene tips in case of adenoviruses
Most important: hand disinfection Hand hygiene is of major importance for preventing adenovirus infections. And when falling ill, thorough hand disinfection can contribute to preventing a spread to healthy people.
Compared to handwashing, disinfection offers several advantages. In addition to better skin compatibility, disinfection is considerably more effective, especially against viruses hard to kill such as the adenovirus. Moreover, bed-ridden people can carry out hygiene measures on their own, independently of washbasins. The hand disinfectant, which in this case needs to have virucidal activity, is available at pharmacies.
Disinfection of the hands Hands of infected people should be disinfected before contact with healthy household
members Household members should disinfect their hands after contact with infected persons
Disinfect surfaces as well
To avoid transmission of adenoviruses, objects that come into contact with eyes should be disinfected, as the viruses are able to persist on these for weeks. This includes:
cameras glasses binoculars toys that children look through, e.g. kaleidoscopes
In addition, it is advisable to disinfect the surfaces that are often touched by both infected and healthy persons. A few examples: door handles light switches remote controls handrails handsets toilet seats taps
To inactivate adenoviruses, best use a disinfectant with "virucidal" activity (pharmacy).
What else you can do
The following measures additionally reduce the risk of virus transmission from infected to health persons:
avoid any hand/eye contact say hello without shaking hands do not visit public swimming pools or saunas until fully recovered use separate toiletries (towels, washcloths, cosmetics) wash towels at 60 ?C or higher make sure to handle prescribed medicines (eye ointment, eye droppers) correctly
Additional information:
Robert Koch-Institute 2010: Keratoconjunctivitis epidemica und andere Konjunktivitiden durch Adenoviren. (Epidemic keratoconjunctivitis and other types of conjunctivitis caused by adenovirus.) RKI Ratgeber f?r ?rzte, vom 18.03.2010 - (in German)
Robert Koch-Institute 2011: Infektionsepidemiologisches Jahrbuch meldepflichtiger Krankheiten f?r 2011, S. 39?41. (Yearbook of Infectious Disease Epidemiology) (in German)
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