Last Updated on December 13, 2019
To avoid getting sick, make sure to keep toothbrushes apart, especially when someone has a cold or flu. You may also consider buying a dishwasher-safe holder to easily disinfect it whenever you want and keep your family safe.
#2 – Doorknobs and Light Switches
Cold and flu viruses can easily spread by contact, whether with touching sick people or an item they previously touched. One person who has a cold or flu can actually contaminate the entire house.
If a household member is sick, you need to disinfect all objects that are frequently touched but rarely cleaned, including light switches and doorknobs, since they’re perfect lurking spots for viruses. Make sure to use a disinfectant to wipe down such surfaces every day to lower the risks of getting infected and sick.
#1 – Your Roommates
Chances of catching a cold or flu directly from a friend or family member are higher than being in contact with an infected item. Surfaces actually play a smaller role when it comes to virus transmission compared to people.
A sick person can easily contaminate you when they sneeze, cough, exhale, laugh, or speak. So if it’s your best friend or significant other, you might want to avoid hugging, snuggling, holding hands, or any kind of contact until they get well.
Keep in mind that rhinoviruses can survive for more than sixty minutes on the skin and other respiratory viruses can stay alive for forty-five minutes on clothing.
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