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Beating Bugs
- Thread starter anonymous
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Making sure they're not exposed to mold & mildew -- whether it's damp basements, dirty humidifiers... Avoid hot tubs (germy cesspools -- I'm still creeped out by the article in the paper last month about fecal material - eww!)
A good part is just keeping the hands clean, cuz most times the hands are always up the nose or in the mouth. I always wipe down grocery cart handles at the store and still wash, wipe down hands once we get to the car or get home.
Liza
A good part is just keeping the hands clean, cuz most times the hands are always up the nose or in the mouth. I always wipe down grocery cart handles at the store and still wash, wipe down hands once we get to the car or get home.
Liza
thelizardqueen
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I would suggest getting an air purifier to get rid of any household germs, mold spores, cat dander (if this applies to you), dust, and any other spore that floats around your house. Make sure to get an air purifier with a TRUE HEPA filter. Not a HEPA TYPE filter or a carbon filter. You want TRUE HEPA, as they get rid of 99.9-100% of household nasties. And of course what Liza said - wipe down grocery cart handles, etc. I make a point not to touch public door handles, toilet handles, etc. Anything that I know someone else with a cold may have touched. And hand sanitizer is your best friend!<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
When my son w/CF was Archie's age, we scrambled to keep all the things clean that he kept wanting to put in his mouth. Part of what we did was have a "dirty box" into which we tossed things during the day that needed a cleanup; we also did this when he had play dates in our house so that he would not be swapping spit with the other babies.