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How should we prevent enterovirus?

  • Release Unit:Department of Public Health

Among all the enteroviruses, except poliomyelitis virus, there is no vaccine for prevention, so washing hands diligently, maintaining good personal hygiene, reducing the chances of being infected are the basic methods of prevention. The methods of prevention include:

(1) follow the five steps of washing hand: "wet, rub, flush, hold, wipe";

(2) during the high epidemic period, avoid going to public places and do not contact with suspected patients (families or classmates);

(3) pay attention to environmental sanitation and ventilation

(4) the infected children should not go to classes and should receive medical treatment and rest, and these methods can avoid causing other children in school to be infected;

(5) enhance personal immunity, please pay attention to nutrition, balanced diet and exercise.