Infection Control Starts At Home

4 Essential Things to Know About Infection
Control

1. Your
   kitchen attracts more germs than you know – Your kitchen is
   probably the most active place in your house. Keep a roll of kitchen
   towel handy, and encourage people to immediately wipe the counter or
   floor if they spill something. Keep a bottle of soap handy and
   insist on whoever is cooking to wash their hands before they start
   organizing the meal. Have people pat dry dishes after washing them.
   Else, your kitchen will remain damp for longer, which becomes the
   breeding ground for germs. Ensure that the dish cloth and kitchen
   towel are washed daily with soap. Moist kitchen towels not only
   breed bacteria, but also spread bacteria very quickly, since the
   towels are used to wipe things like counter tops and dishes.
   
2. Dead skin
   attracts bacteria – Did you know that your bed is a haven for
   germs and dust-mites? When you sleep, your dead skin gets onto
   bedsheets and pillow cases. Dust-mites feed on human dead skin cells
   and can cause many ailments. Ensure to dust your bed when you wake
   up and also once before you get into bed for the night. It is a
   great idea to change your bedsheets and pillow covers at least twice
   a week.
   
3. Get the
   right tools – Use a good antibacterial detergent to
   wash your linen. It is best to use warm water. Get a Dreamline magic
   mop for cleaning the floors. This not only has microfibers that
   catch on to dust, but also have an attached bucket with wringer.
   This helps to wring the mop without dirtying your hands. Moreover,
   you can mix an antibacterial detergent in water in the bucket and,
   use the round head of the mop to clean corners more effectively.
   
4. Keep it
   simple – Do not clutter your home with too much furniture or
   decoration. Ensure that you have light furniture that can be shifted
   around easily, so that even the remote corners can be cleaned. More
   decorative items on your shelves means more surface area for dust to
   settle, making the cleaning job tougher.
   
5. Avoid
   heavy fabrics – The more fabric you have in your home, the
   better it is for germs to breed. Ensure that your curtains
   are light and washable. Avoid carpets on the floors. You can use a
   small rug instead, since this would be easier to remove and clean.
   
6. A closer
   look at the loo – Keep a separate magic mop for the bathroom,
   and definitely use a disinfectant when you wipe the floors. You can
   also use a disinfectant to spray the doorknobs and handles of the
   bathroom.