SwineFluAtSchool.com
Swine Flu Updates for Parents and Schools.
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SAFE HABITS AT SCHOOL
A person infected with the swine flu can be contagious
for a whole day before they feel sick. This means that by the time a
parent realizes his child is unwell, that child has potentially spent a
whole day at school, with other children.
Make certain your child knows the importance of cleaning his hands often. The swine flu virus can live for 2 - 8 hours on a surface, so over the course of a school day, an infected child can spread swine flu virus particles over large areas.
The best way to protect your children from catching the swine flu is to ensure they wash their hands frequently. Hands should be washed with soap and water for 20 - 30 seconds. Unfortunately, it is not always possible to leave a classroom, go to a bathroom and wash ones hands.
Hand sanitizers are a convenient alternative to washing hands. If you purchase hand sanitizer, make certain it has at least 60% alcohol. Teach your children the proper way to use the sanitizer.
Hand sanitizer should be applied generously, and then rubbed well on both sides of hands, and between the fingers until their it evaporates. The alcohol kills the germs and evaporates as it is used.
Children should be taught to cough or sneeze into the crook of their elbows so that germs are not spread into the air. There is a new product called germywormy that can be used to cover this area on an arm or a shirt so it won't get dirty. To learn more about it, go to http://www.germywormy.com/?Click=321
Make certain your child knows the importance of cleaning his hands often. The swine flu virus can live for 2 - 8 hours on a surface, so over the course of a school day, an infected child can spread swine flu virus particles over large areas.
The best way to protect your children from catching the swine flu is to ensure they wash their hands frequently. Hands should be washed with soap and water for 20 - 30 seconds. Unfortunately, it is not always possible to leave a classroom, go to a bathroom and wash ones hands.
Hand sanitizers are a convenient alternative to washing hands. If you purchase hand sanitizer, make certain it has at least 60% alcohol. Teach your children the proper way to use the sanitizer.
Hand sanitizer should be applied generously, and then rubbed well on both sides of hands, and between the fingers until their it evaporates. The alcohol kills the germs and evaporates as it is used.
Children should be taught to cough or sneeze into the crook of their elbows so that germs are not spread into the air. There is a new product called germywormy that can be used to cover this area on an arm or a shirt so it won't get dirty. To learn more about it, go to http://www.germywormy.com/?Click=321
