ramesh is suffering from a gastro which precautions should be taken that other family members do not get infection
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The best way to reduce your chances of getting viral gastroenteritis is to wash your hands thoroughly with soap and running water for at least 10 seconds before handling and eating food, and always wash your hands after using the toilet." (Tip: Suggest children sing the entire "Happy Birthday" song before stopping handwashing.)
"It is vital that if you or your family contract gastroenteritis, you stay home from work or keep a child home from school if they are sick."
You should also avoid visiting settings where people are especially vulnerable such as hospitals or aged care facilities.
The symptoms can take between one and three days to develop and usually last another one or two days, sometimes longer.
In most cases, spread occurs from a person who has symptoms. But some people can pass on the infection without symptoms, particularly in the first 48 hours after recovery, or in the window between them becoming infected and developing symptoms.
If you are a parent with a young child in a childcare centre where other children have had gastro, Bill Rawlinson advises being proactive. "Be extra careful with your own child that they're not sharing spoons and food with their brother or sister or you because they may well be incubating it."
He says outbreaks occur every two to three years when viruses mutate in ways that make them better able to infect people.
The good news is if you've been laid low this year, you might have a breather the next few years.
"The group of people who have it then become immune and don't tend to get it for the next two or three years."
The pathogens that cause gastroenteritis are very infectious.
So, the family of Ramesh should follow the following precautions:
A. Hands should be washed properly after certain duration.
B. Avoiding contact with sick individual is essential.
C. Contaminated surfaces must be cleaned promptly with a dilute bleach or other disinfecting solution.
D. Proper handling of food like adequate refrigeration and thorough cooking of eggs, meats, and fish is necessary.
E. Drinking water should be boiled and used.