How to care for your home so you don’t get sick

The tips we put together in this article will help you stop the spread of germs in your home to prevent illness. They will also be useful if someone in the house already has a cold.

When the season of colds and colds come, and someone falls victim to a cold, you don’t want you or anyone else to catch the infection.

To prevent the spread of germs, we have put together some useful tips for you that may be very helpful.

House disinfection

Before you start cleaning, you need to be sure which specific measures will help get rid of germs.

Hand sanitizer is not always effective, but a chlorine-based cleaner, as a rule, copes with killing germs.

Explore the areas you are most likely to visit, as well as the things that you most often touch in the house. It can be door handles, faucets, toilet buttons, and railings. Viruses and bacteria can live on the surfaces of these things for several days.

In addition, remember that the screen of your smartphone is much dirtier than all of the above things.

Here's what you need to clean at home first:

·         Tables

·         Keyboard and mouse14

Home phones and smartphones

·         Door handles

·         Entrance doors

·         Kitchen and bathroom

·         Circuit breakers

·         Remote controls (TV, air conditioning, etc.)

Important: Store a special pair of rubber gloves to disinfect potentially contaminated areas and do not use them for anything else.

Limit the spread of germs

As mentioned earlier, a hand sanitizer does not always help; it is just one of the microbial control tools.

There are many dirty places in the bedroom and this is a great place to start cleaning. Wash bedding in hot water. Wipe up any remaining objects with a chlorine-based cleaner.

Using a chlorine-based product diluted with water, you can wash floors, walls, plumbing and other surfaces and things. After cleaning, always rinse with water.

The concentration of the product depends on the goal. For instance:

·         If you decide to wash the bin, you need 60 ml of the product in 1 liter of water;

·         If you clean toilet bowls, sinks, bathtubs and other plumbing, you need 100 ml per 1 liter of water;

·         To clean the tiles, use 50 ml of the product in 1 liter of water;

·         To clean the floor, use 60 ml of the product in 1 liter of water.

Important: 

·         Paper towels are better suited for disinfecting surfaces than sponges that will only spread germs.

·         Take special care that pets and children do not come into contact with disinfected surfaces until they dry.

You can also make your own sanitizer at home.

Let the air circulate around the house

Being at home, you hardly want to breathe stale air, especially if there is a cold person in the house. Such air holds microbes, so the air must circulate and renew.

Open the windows long enough for fresh air to fill the room.

Is it possible to open windows if a person has high body temperature?

Know how to sanitize

Disinfectants can be most effective if used properly. 

1.    To make sure that the disinfectant does its job as efficiently as possible, you need to spray it well, and then wipe the surface with a microfiber cloth or a paper towel.

2.    Leave the disinfectant on the surface for the time indicated on the product label. He needs time, and after it needs to be wiped off the surface with a wet rag, to get rid of the remnants of chemistry.

What is important to sanitize

It is important not only to wipe surfaces and commonly used items, but also to wash blankets and bedspreads, as well as wash all towels. 

Some items in the bathroom, such as a toothbrush holder (cup) and storage area for medicines, must also be cleaned. 

It is worth noting that according to research, it is the toothbrush holder, or the glass in which you store the toothbrushes, that is the dirtiest (in terms of the presence of bacteria) place in the bathroom.

Cleaning rags and work clothes

For extra protection, you also need to clean the clothes in which you cleaned the house, wash microfiber rags, and other things used for cleaning.

Pay attention to items that are used by all family members.

To prevent the spread of germs, it’s important to maintain cleanliness in the areas of your home where your family is most likely. 

Even some personal items such as a cell phone, jewelry, and wristwatch need to be cleaned. 

Do not forget to clean the door handles and objects in the kitchen, which everyone often picks up.

 Learn how to wash your hands.

Proper hand washing is especially important to prevent certain diseases, and also when someone in the house is sick.

1.    Experts recommend washing your hands for 20 seconds. A good way to remember how long you need to wash your hands is to sing a short song to yourself, for example, "Happy Birthday".

2.    Wash not only your palms, but also the back of your hands, between your fingers and do not forget to pay attention to the nails.

3.    Wipe your hands ideally with a disposable towel.

In addition, you should not share food or drinks with someone who is sick. Do not touch your face with your hands, especially places such as the eyes, nose, and mouth.

How to sanitize a house after a cold

Even after someone no longer has the symptoms of a cold, it’s still important to clean the house to get rid of any germ germs.

This means washing clothes, bedding and towels throughout the house, as well as further cleaning in frequently visited places.

Remember:

From the point of view of disease prevention, cleaning and disinfection are different actions, but it is important to do both. Cleaning is the removal of surface dirt, while disinfectants actually kill bacteria and viruses (but not 100%)