- Teaching children good hand washing habits early.
- Keep toys and play areas clean. Toys and hands are always going into a young child’s mouth.
- When out of the house keep wipes available for quick cleanup of your child or the environment, such as grocery store carts.
- Strangers love to touch and admire children, but limiting this contact reduces exposure to bacteria or viruses.
- Vaccinations are important. The most common childhood vaccines are live attenuated vaccine and inactivated vaccine.