Bornholm disease primary prevention
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Arooj Naz
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Overview
The goal of Primary prevention is to prevent the occurrence of an illness or a disease before it ever occurs. The viruses that cause epidemic pleurodynia can spread very easily among young children, who tend to put toys or fingers into their mouth. The disease is most likely to spread in day care centers. The best way to prevent infection is to wash hands thoroughly, especially before meals or after changing a diaper or using the bathroom. There is no vaccine to prevent pleurodynia.
Primary Prevention
Bornholm diseases often affects children during the summertime. As such, it is important to cleanliness, especially in locations such as daycare centres where the disease spreads easily. Some measures include:
- washing hands thoroughly especially before meals or after changing a diaper or using the bathroom
- avoid sharing drink containers