3 Sure-Fire Ways to Protect from Viruses

Our world is full of viruses and bacteria. Some viruses are relatively harmless and cause minimal damage. Other viruses and bacteria, however, are life-threatening. It is therefore important that you understand how to protect from viruses and ensure that you maintain high levels of personal hygiene.

A preliminary form of defense is to ensure that you regularly wash your hands. Using anti-bacterial hand-wash can greatly reduce the spread of harmful viruses. In addition to this, you must remain calm and think about your actions – panicking needlessly will increase stress and could damage your immune system.

Nurse holding hands of a senior patient. Senior care at Fairview ADC.

As you are aware, we are currently gripped in a potential world-wide pandemic concerning the Coronavirus (COVID-19). To help, we have provided some useful tips on what you should avoid doing, to protect from viruses:

Avoid Touching Your Face

You may not know, but touching your face is one of the primary methods of spreading bacteria and viruses. Bacteria and pathogens can survive on difference surfaces for up to 9 days – it is therefore easy to see how touching your face after contacting infected surfaces could prove detrimental.

The issue is, is that we touch our face, mouth, nose and eyes instinctively without realizing. You must train yourself to avoid doing this – even if it means wearing gloves or a face mask.

Refraining touching your face is one of the best ways to protect yourself.

Avoid Hand-Shaking to Protect From Viruses

Any contact using hands or parts of our body can contribute to the spread of bacteria and viruses. What is one of the first things you do when you have a business meeting, or you meet up with someone? You shake their hand!

Consider this – what if that person hasn’t washed their hands properly, or they have harmful bacteria on their hands? They would be unwittingly transferring bacteria to you. It is therefore important to refrain from shaking hands to protect from viruses. If the person reaches out to you, simply explain why you are not shaking their hand, to avoid any awkwardness.

Avoid Hugs and Kisses

Finally, other common greetings include hugs and kisses. We often hug people – how often do you hug your family when you see them, for example? Furthermore, friends kiss, and in some cultures, kissing is a common greeting too. Saliva is a prime method of transferring viruses and bacteria. It is therefore vital to refrain from hugs and kisses to minimize the chance of transferal. This is another simple but very effective way to protect from viruses.

At Fairview Adult Day Care Center in Brooklyn NY we make sure that all our clients and emloyees are safe. We have in-depth knowledge of virus protection and understand what measures to take. Furthermore, we provide continual education to our clients so that they can improve their own health and well-being.

In addition to this, our facilities are very clean, and we have strict hygiene policies. We adhere rigorously to the best hygiene and cleanliness standards.

We provide a myriad of physical therapy services as well as yoga and a fitness gym. These activities help boost your immune system and thus protect from viruses.

This article is for educational and informational purpose only and does not substitute for professional medical advice. For any questions about your own health condition, speak to a qualified physician or healthcare provider.