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Minimizing contact with people with SARS
minimizes the risk of the disease. This might include minimizing
travel to locations where there is an uncontrolled outbreak. Where
possible, direct contact with people with SARS should be avoided
until at least 10 days after the fever and other symptoms are gone.
The CDC has identified hand hygiene as
the cornerstone of SARS prevention. This might include hand washing
or cleaning hands with an alcohol-based instant hand sanitizer.
People should be taught to cover the
mouth and nose when sneezing or coughing. Respiratory secretions
should be considered to be infectious, which means no sharing of
food, drink, or utensils. Commonly touched surfaces can be cleaned
with an EPA approved disinfectant.
In some situations, appropriate masks
and goggles may be useful for preventing airborne or droplet spread.
Gloves might be used in handling potentially infectious secretions. |
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