Infection Control & First Aid Blog

The air is getting colder; the leaves are changing color; the faint smell of pumpkin spice is in the air.

Fall is practically here! But unlike autumns past, safety in the Fall of 2020 will have less to do with witches, ghosts, and ghouls and more to do with an invisible threat: COVID-19, the flu, and the common cold (oh my!). Since Fall is a time of transition, now is the perfect time to transform into a creature of habit and fall into patterns that keep you safe and healthy through all four seasons.

Hands down! When it comes to fighting the spread of illness, hand washing is the most important thing you can do to keep you and your family safe.  It's a simple enough concept, but did you know there is a wrong way to do it?  There’s no better time than the present to brush up on how and when to wash your hands.

Washing your hands is an essential part of daily routines that can help to keep you safer from potentially harmful microorganisms. There are a wide range of problems that could arise if you do not frequently and adequately wash your hands throughout the day. You could be setting yourself up for various types of illnesses, could be putting other people around you at risk, as well as potentially leading to antibiotic resistance.

You may believe that winter is the season where most people come down with a bug. It is not like once the winter breeze leaves, so do the germs. We have the ability to get sick any time of the year as long as germs are in the right place at the wrong time for you.

During the cold weather season, it’s common to see many runny noses, coughs, sore throats, and respiratory infections such as the flu.