Containing Contaminants in Schools
Schools are a larger source of illness and contagion than most people fully realize. Youngsters don’t understand the importance of hand washing and other hygienic practices. While classrooms are cleaned every evening, a multitude of contamination opportunities are active during the day. The solution is judicious use of sanitizing wipes throughout the day and for janitorial crews at night.
Most Common Illnesses
Parents want their children in school, but an outbreak of illness or disease has the power to shut down classes. In-depth cleaning also increases cost for school districts. The most common viral, bacterial and fungal infections that children spread at school are:
- Common cold
- Intestinal upsets
- Influenza
- Strep throat
- Hand, foot and mouth disease
- Pink eye
- Meningitis
- Mononucleosis
That doesn’t even take into account the continuing problem of COVID-19. A number of illnesses are also making a comeback that includes chicken pox, measles, mumps, whooping cough (pertussis), and herpes simplex (cold sores).
Sanitizing Wipes Play an Important Role
Cleaning and sanitizing aren’t the same thing. Ordinary cleaning doesn’t neutralize or kill bacterial, fungal or viral pathogens that abound. Sanitizing wipe dispensers are easy to install in any classroom and helps minimize the spread of illnesses when used throughout the day. It’s especially important for high-touch items that include lockers, desks, doorknobs, cubbies and counters. Mutations among disease vectors makes it essential that everybody from educators to students pitch in to minimize illness and maximize class time.
Students Can Help
The sanitizing wipes available at Crown Products Online are safe for students to use on desks and other surfaces. To aid in minimizing contamination and the spread of illnesses, encourage youngsters to wipe down desks and chairs throughout the day. Instruction time is important, but so is hygiene and children’s health. It takes little time to quickly wipe down desks and similar surfaces.
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