HOW TO PREVENT MONKEY POX AND LIVE HEALTHY

PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE.

Help to prevent monkey pox and other diseases.

The best way to live a healthy life with your family is ensure that your house and environment is kept clean and neat always. A clean environment promotes good health and wellbeing. There are number of measures that can be taken to prevent infection with monkeypox virus:

1.)   Avoid contact with animals that could harbor the virus (including animals that are sick or that have been found dead in areas where monkeypox occurs).

2.)  Avoid contact with any materials, such as bedding, that has been in contact with a sick animal.Isolate infected patients from others who could be at risk for infection.

3.)  Regular, proper handwash/personal hygiene and good Environmental sanitation is the key to preventing most diseases. Its advisable to make handwash a regular habit especially in schools, workplaces, and homes too. Always practice good hand hygiene after contact with infected animals or humans. For example, washing your hands with soap and water or using an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.

4.)  Use personal protective equipment (PPE) when caring for patients.