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Issues in Child Care

Coxsackievirus

HFMD

Contagiousness

Prevention

Child-Care, Nurseries, Kindergartens

Issues in Child-Care

The coxsackievirus are part of the enterovirus family of viruses (which also includes echoviruses, polio, and hepatitis A viruses) that live in the human digestive tract.

They can spread from person to person, usually on unwashed hands and surfaces contaminated by feces, where they can live for several days. In tropical parts of the world, such as Asia they infect people all year-round, but in cooler climates, outbreaks of coxsackie virus most often occur in the summer and fall.

Hand, foot, and mouth disease, a type of coxsackie virus syndrome, causes painful red blisters in the throat and on the tongue, gums, inside of the cheeks, and the palms of hands and soles of the feet.

HFMD is spread from person to person by direct contact with the nasal discharge, saliva, faeces and fluid from the rash of an infected person. Both adults and children can be affected, but young children are particularly susceptible.

Pictures of Children affected with HFMD

Contagiousness

•Coxsackie viruses are very contagious. They're usually passed from person to person on unwashed hands and surfaces contaminated by feces. They can also be spread through droplets of fluid sprayed into the air when someone sneezes or coughs.

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•When an outbreak of coxsackie virus affects a community, risk for infection is highest among infants and children younger than 5. The virus spreads easily in group settings like schools, child-care centers, or summer camps. People who are infected with a coxsackie virus are most contagious the first week they're sick.

Prevention

•There is no vaccine to prevent coxsackie virus infection.

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•Hand washing is the best prevention, particularly after using the toilet (especially those in public places), after changing a diaper, before meals, and before preparing food.

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•Shared toys in child-care centers should be routinely cleaned with a disinfectant because the virus can live on these objects for days.

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•Children who are sick with a coxsackie virus should be kept out of school or child care for a few days to avoid spreading the infection.

O'cube:

•Washing hands
•Handkerchiefs and cloths
•Utensils, cups, spoons plates
•Disinfect small wounds
•O3 water to disinfect vomit, toilet cleaning
•Water can be used by kids to wipe-down
•Hygienic food preparation.
•Washing of fruits and vegetables

Daily Hygiene

Hygiene is an important factor for a healthy life. Proper hand washing alone can prevent colds, unnecessary food-borne illness and reduce the spread of infectious diseases. General hygiene with Active Oxygen water is more beneficial since it is less harsh on the skin than chemical cleansing substance and can replace lotions or moisturizers. It can be used in the home, office as well as places where large numbers of people gather to prevent contaminations.

Natural Antibacterial
Washing hands with ordinary soap is effective but not as effective as washing with Active Oxygen water. Soap gets rid of germs by making surface dirt and oils slippery enough to be rubbed and rinsed off while Active Oxygen water eradicates the germs. Active Oxygen water is not only superior as a disinfectant but also works quicker and safer to our environment in compare to antibacterial soap, which contributes to the growing problem of drug-resistance germs.

•Air unit to sterilize and disinfect the air

•Removes smell and sterilize toilets
•Combating sick-building syndrome by breaking down harmful VOCs.
•Reduces risk of re-circulation of contaminated air
•Oxygen-rich environment actually serves to repel disease and virus bearing pests such as mosquitoes, cockroaches, etc.
•Reduces threat of air borne bacteria.

School buses and classrooms:

One of the most inviting environment for the incubation of any kind of bacteria are those places where little ventilation exists, where the temperature is warm and a certain degree of humidity prevails. In classrooms and on school buses the combination of groups of people, the heating system and perspiration on bodies and in the atmosphere pave the way for the best conditions for bacteria and micro-organisms to multiply. The application of Active Oxygen in schools deodorizes the environment and regenerates oxygen resulting in a completely clean environment free of bacteria, micro-organisms and odors.