Who is most at risk of getting ill from a fecal-oral disease?
Fecal-oral diseases are infections of the intestinal tract. Symptoms include fever, nausea, cramps, headache, vomiting, and diarrhea. If you have these symptoms and they last longer than two days, call your doctor. If a child under one year of age gets these symptoms, call your doctor right away. The incubation period for a fecal-oral disease (i.e., the time between initial contact with contamination and onset of illness) is usually one to three days. Q: What can be done to prevent a fecal-oral disease? A: Prevention is the key. Follow these steps to reduce your risk: Wash your hands after every contact with the flooded are, after using the toilet, and before eating. • Wash hands under warm running water • Use liquid soap • Lather hands for at least 20 seconds • Dry hands with a paper towel Follow appropriate sanitizing procedures • Put 8 tablespoons of laundry bleach in each gallon of water used to sanitize contaminated areas and objects. • Discard cloth items that cannot be laundered
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