You must be thinking the whole house is an overwhelming task. We are going to simplify this task – clean the high touched surfaces in the house, sanitize the air, and boom! Your home is safe for the kids and other family members.
Let’s further discuss keeping kids and other family members safe.
How Germs Spread in the House?
Generally, bacteria and viruses reside on surfaces touched by an infected person. When other family members touch the same surfaces, they increase their chances of getting the germs. Therefore, you must recognize the most touchable surfaces and disinfect them thoroughly to reduce the spread.
Things to Disinfect:
1. Bathroom:
Every time an infected person flushes the toilet, turns on the water, touches the soap dispensary etc., there will be a significant threat of spreading their germs. Germs just crawling all over the bathroom!! Therefore, you should frequently disinfect the bathroom when someone is sick.
2. TV Remote:
Most people have a single TV or LED in the house, and all the family members use it time by time. The remote can be a great source of transferring germs. Therefore, disinfecting remote frequently is advised to reduce the spread.
3. Do the laundry:
If someone is infected, there will be germs on their clothes, blankets, and other fabric articles. Furthermore, cleaning hands with towels also causes the spread of germs. Our advice, maybe skip the towels and use paper towels when someone is sick. Because germs can spread from fabric, we recommend washing with hot water and disinfectants.
4. Electronics Gadgets:
Computers and other electronic gadgets are frequently used in the home. According to scientific research, cell phones and laptops carry ten times more germs than a toilet seat! Moreover, if you are ill, you will most likely be in stuck inside using these devices. The bad part is that these devices are susceptible and are very hard to clean. However, we will tell you the safe way! You can disinfect them with an alcohol wipe or a (paper) towel sprayed with disinfectant.
5. Disinfect the Air:
Many viruses and germs can survive in the air and cause illnesses when inhaled. Therefore, you must disinfect the air simply by spraying – this will kill the germs lingering in the air. Furthermore, open the windows to let fresh air and sunshine come inside.
6. All Door Handles:
Door handles are one the most touchable things in the home. Whenever the patient goes inside or outside the room, he or she touches the door handles – ah germs! Therefore, disinfect door handles frequently.
Bottom Line:
Bacteria, viruses, and other germs can easily spread from highly touched surfaces. Therefore, it is necessary to identify the frequently touched surfaces in the home and continuously disinfect them all! This article has shared six most touchable surfaces in every house – how many more can you find!?
