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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
==Prevention== | ==Primary Prevention== | ||
The following recommendations are intended to help prevent and control cryptosporidiosis. | |||
===Practice Good Hygiene=== | |||
====Everywhere==== | |||
* Wash hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, rubbing hands together vigorously and scrubbing all surfaces: | |||
* Before preparing or eating food | |||
====After using the toilet==== | |||
* After changing diapers or cleaning up a child who has used the toilet | |||
* Before and after tending to someone who is ill with diarrhea | |||
* After handling an animal or animal waste | |||
====At child care facilities==== | |||
* To reduce the risk of disease transmission, children with diarrhea should be excluded from child care settings until the diarrhea has stopped. | |||
====At recreational water venues (pools, interactive fountains, lakes, ocean)==== | |||
* Protect others by not swimming if you are experiencing diarrhea (this is essential for children in diapers). If diagnosed with cryptosporidiosis, do not swim for at least 2 weeks after diarrhea stops. | |||
* Shower before entering the water. | |||
* Wash children thoroughly (especially their bottoms) with soap and water after they use the toilet or their diapers are changed and before they enter the water. | |||
* Take children on frequent bathroom breaks and check their diapers often. | |||
* Change diapers in the bathroom, not at the poolside. | |||
====Around animals==== | |||
* Minimize contact with the feces of all animals, particularly young animals. | |||
* When cleaning up animal feces, wear disposable gloves, and always wash hands when finished. | |||
* Wash hands after any contact with animals or their living areas. | |||
====Outside==== | |||
* Wash hands after gardening, even if wearing gloves. | |||
====Immunocompromised persons==== | |||
* Avoid close contact with any person or animal that has cryptosporidiosis. Cryptosporidiosis can become a life threatening disease for immunocompromised persons. | |||
* Do not handle animal feces because infection can be life threatening for immunocompromised persons. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist|2}} | {{Reflist|2}} | ||
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Overview
Primary Prevention
The following recommendations are intended to help prevent and control cryptosporidiosis.
Practice Good Hygiene
Everywhere
- Wash hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, rubbing hands together vigorously and scrubbing all surfaces:
- Before preparing or eating food
After using the toilet
- After changing diapers or cleaning up a child who has used the toilet
- Before and after tending to someone who is ill with diarrhea
- After handling an animal or animal waste
At child care facilities
- To reduce the risk of disease transmission, children with diarrhea should be excluded from child care settings until the diarrhea has stopped.
At recreational water venues (pools, interactive fountains, lakes, ocean)
- Protect others by not swimming if you are experiencing diarrhea (this is essential for children in diapers). If diagnosed with cryptosporidiosis, do not swim for at least 2 weeks after diarrhea stops.
- Shower before entering the water.
- Wash children thoroughly (especially their bottoms) with soap and water after they use the toilet or their diapers are changed and before they enter the water.
- Take children on frequent bathroom breaks and check their diapers often.
- Change diapers in the bathroom, not at the poolside.
Around animals
- Minimize contact with the feces of all animals, particularly young animals.
- When cleaning up animal feces, wear disposable gloves, and always wash hands when finished.
- Wash hands after any contact with animals or their living areas.
Outside
- Wash hands after gardening, even if wearing gloves.
Immunocompromised persons
- Avoid close contact with any person or animal that has cryptosporidiosis. Cryptosporidiosis can become a life threatening disease for immunocompromised persons.
- Do not handle animal feces because infection can be life threatening for immunocompromised persons.