Cayman Islands: Notification of cases of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD)
- Wash hands thoroughly with soap and warm running water after using the bathroom, after changing diapers, after handling anything soiled with stool, and after contact with secretions from the nose or mouth. Thorough hand washing is the best way to prevent the spread of infectious diseases. Parents/guardians and childcare staff should closely monitor hand washing of all children after children have used the bathroom or have been diapered.
- Clean and disinfect diapering area and potty chairs after each use, bathroom toilets, sinks, and toys at least daily and when soiled.
- Cover nose and mouth with tissue when coughing and sneezing, or cough/sneeze into sleeve.
- Dispose of used tissues.
Published March 6, 2016
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