Wed 14 Nov, 2018 6:28 am
Note: The best way to prevent the spread of Cryptosporidium in the home is by practicing good hygiene. Wash your hands frequently with soap and water, especially after using the toilet, after changing diapers, and before eating or preparing food. Alcohol-based hand sanitizers are not effective against Crypto.
Wed 14 Nov, 2018 9:36 am
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Wed 14 Nov, 2018 7:26 pm
wander wrote:How wide spread do we think Cryptosporidium is?
~SNIP~ Rates of reported cryptosporidiosis in Australia are higher than many comparable developed countries
~SNIP~ Moreover, an increasing risk of reported cryptosporidiosis with remote living is evident.
~SNIP~ Rates of reported cryptosporidiosis in Australia are 12.8 illnesses per 100 000 population. Rates in other developed countries with similar surveillance systems are generally lower at 2.9 per 100 000 (United States) [21] and 2.7 per 100 000 (Canada) and 8 per 100 000 (England and Wales), but higher in New Zealand at 22 per 100 000 [22].
GPSGuided wrote:As for the shirt method, it can only help so far until they are contaminated too.
Wed 14 Nov, 2018 7:37 pm
Thu 15 Nov, 2018 4:57 am
wildwanderer wrote:So if you have the 'runs' or are a staying in hut with someone else who has it, using hand sanitiser wont protect you or others.
Thu 15 Nov, 2018 5:56 am
GPSGuided wrote:Dirty hands, fine as long as you only touch the handle of the knife and not the blade as an example.
Thu 15 Nov, 2018 6:43 am
Xplora wrote:It will protect you from gastro bugs which are the main cause of the runs. Good toileting hygiene is important.
Thu 15 Nov, 2018 8:57 am
wildwanderer wrote:My thought was you touch the inner surface of the shirt with your hand and the outer surface touches the door, so then the bug cant get to your hand.. however Im unaware how much the shirt itself would then become infected.. and could it then pass the germ to the inner side of the fabric?
Thu 15 Nov, 2018 11:04 am
wildwanderer wrote:My thought was you touch the inner surface of the shirt with your hand and the outer surface touches the door, so then the bug cant get to your hand..
Thu 15 Nov, 2018 11:08 am
north-north-west wrote:Carry a breadbag? Less permeable than a shirt, light . . .
Thu 15 Nov, 2018 11:26 am
GPSGuided wrote:All these worries and solutions are starting to get into the realm of ridiculous.
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