I always never understood why it took people getting scared from a virus to actually clean and disinfect around the house and other public areas like schools! We should have already been doing these things to help PREVENT viruses or at least keep as much germs away as possible. Now people are panicking and the stores are actually running low on these supplies. I always remember anytime I or my brother was sick my mom would open up the windows, spray lysol all around on the house, and then go around with lysol wipes wiping down doorknobs, counters, tables, bathrooms, basically anything we could have had contact with to prevent the virus from spreading anywhere else. If people would just do those precautions cleaning wise, using hand sanitizer, and washing hands you would definitely be in the clear. 

It's great and dandy that we do all the proper cleaning in places that we can control, but, it's not going to a darn bit of good in areas that we can't control. Any public place is an opportunity to touch surfaces with contaminants. It's impossible to disinfect surfaces, since they are constantly being touched by people. It is important to take control, and if you need to take along some of these wipes while out in public, and follow more safety precautions with more hand washing, and using an anti-bacterial agent.

I agree with Gabby. I always took extra measures as a preschool teacher. I even had a whole week long lesson on germs. I taught the kids to "Dab" their cough or sneeze AKA covering with the crook of their elbow. Also a great lesson on hand washing where I covered their hands in glitter to show them how well they need to wash to get all of the germs off. 

One thing that I've seen way too often is parents sending their kids to school with a fever. They give them a fever reducer in the morning to try and get them through the day, but towards the afternoon they are burning up and the kids will tell on you. "yea, I had a fever this morning but mommy gave me medicine" Once I had a parent ask me if I could give their child their second dose of fever reducer in the afternoon. "uh, no. They actually need to go home now. Please and thank you"

The CDC states that handwashing with warm water and soap is the best way to help minimize the spread of germs.  The coronavirus is thought to spread primarily by coughs and sneezes, person to person transmission if very easy to accomplish.

@gabriellemrasiectskin-com I was thinking the same thing. Why are people just now wanting to disinfect and clean their living spaces? I grew up with three bothers, we all went to school, played sports, and were always cleaning. Even now, my kids go to school and all I can think about is how many germs they bring  home and it grosses me out. They know that as soon as they come in the door they have to either wash their hands or use hand sanitizer.

@angierodrigueziectskin-com Yes, public places are full of so many germs. I have an awful time going to the airport and only touch things I need to touch, but I know all those things have so many germs on them. And when you board the plane, all that recycled air freaks me out as well.

@torimcneilliectskin-com washing hands is the first line of defense!!!

@lindseycoganiectskin-com goodness yes, I get that parents might have to go to work but when the child is clearly sick, please keep them home.

Washing your hands is a very effective prevention again getting sick. Getting sick is inevitable no matter what it is especially with kids in school. taking the right measures to prevent the spread is the only thing we can really do.

@torimcneilliectskin-com Yes I agree this is the most effective way and kids should defiantly be taught how important it is.

@angierodrigueziectskin-com The spread of germs cannot be prevented as you said taking control of the spread is the only way to potentially keeping it from spreaing.