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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmed Younes M.B.B.CH [2]
Overview
Effective measures for the primary prevention of acute viral nasopharyngitis include: avoiding close contacts with patients, and washing hands regularly.
Primary Prevention
The most effective measures for preventing common cold include:
- Avoiding close contact with people involving in common cold.
- Washing hands, thoroughly and regularly; and to avoid touching mouth and face.
- In 2002, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended alcohol-based hand gels as an effective method for reducing infectious viruses on the hands of health care workers.[1] As hand washing with soap and water, alcohol gels provide no residual protection from re-infection.
- Anti-bacterial soaps have no effect on the cold virus; it is the mechanical action of hand washing that removes the virus particles.[2]
Immunization
- The common cold is caused by a large variety of viruses, mutate quite frequently during reproduction; resulting in constantly changing virus strains. Thus, successful immunization is highly improbable.
References
- ↑ Boyce JM, Pittet D, Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee. HICPAC/SHEA/APIC/IDSA Hand Hygiene Task Force (2002). "Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Health-Care Settings. Recommendations of the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee and the HICPAC/SHEA/APIC/IDSA Hand Hygiene Task Force. Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America/Association for Professionals in Infection Control/Infectious Diseases Society of America". MMWR Recomm Rep. 51 (RR-16): 1–45, quiz CE1-4. PMID 12418624.
- ↑ "The importance of handwashing for your health". Canadian Health Network.