There is always growth of germs on any damp surface in your home like sink, floor, tub, toilet and countertop. There should be use of bleach solution or sanitizing cleaner twice in a week to kill germs. It is good for you to wipe floors, shower curtain and bathrooms counter with solution. The germs hotbeds like door knobs, sink, toilet seats and handles of your bathrooms which are common places of family members should be sanitized.
You should use disinfectant for wiping your sink many time especially in case of flu in your family. The toilet handles, seat and bowl should be disinfected and toilet lid should be closed after using. You should keep the brush of ill member of your family. The germs can easily spread through toothbrush therefore you should replace your brush after every two months.
The bacteria and viruses can easily breed when some is infected with flu, and he sneezes, coughs and touches the surfaces. You should wipe areas of your common use more frequently especially during the flu season. All doorknobs, cell phones, telephones, computer mouse, TV remote control and other things of common use should remain clean. These are the main hotspots of germs but you should clean more than this especially in the flu season to keep you and your family flu free.
It is very important for you to sit and talk about the hygienic habits with your family along with wiping and cleaning bacteria breeding grounds. You should follow some basic tips in this regard. Your mouth and nose should always be covered when you sneeze and use tissues to blow your nose and wash your hands immediately after sneezing.
You should wash your hands with warm soapy water on regular basis and dry those thoroughly after each time you make sure germs are sloughed off the skin. You should avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth. You can also use hand washing disinfectant gel if you are not near sink of water. This disinfectant should be alcohol based which kill bacteria.
You can take care of your health by preventing flu at homes. You should use a nutritious diet, drink plenty of fluids and have good sleep and relaxations time along with regular exercise. It is very important for you to keep your immune system healthy to protect flu and other illnesses.
What about taking antiviral drugs with flu?
There might be chances of flu even if you have followed the proven flu prevention strategies. Therefore you should be well aware of the antiviral drugs and use them with flu symptoms. The flu symptoms may be decreased with the medications and reduce the amount of flu time if antiviral drugs are taken within 48 hours of getting the first flu symptom. You should talk to your doctor about the use of antiviral drugs.