Cleaning to Prevent the Transmission of Infectious Diseases
Hygienic cleaning practices are important in all public areas, for example toilets, lunchrooms and gymnasiums, but they are even more important in childcare centres, aged care centres, and hospitals because the young, the old and the sick are particularly vulnerable to all sorts of infections. These three groups tend to have weaker immune systems than the rest of us, and it's therefore important that their environments, and indeed all office and workplace environments, are kept not only clean, but extremely sanitary. Here is what you need to know about infectious diseases and how to prevent them through hygienic cleaning practices. Hygienic Cleaning How infectious diseases are transmitted Disease-causing microorganisms are usually transmitted through: Contact Droplets e.g. when someone coughs or sneezes. Airborne particles such as dust or pollen. Vectors and agents such as insects (mosquitos, fleas, ticks, and flies). Common material such as food or water. Contact is ...