Hygiene practices to prevent giardiasis
The best way to prevent giardiasis is to wash your hands. This recommendation is so easy that people sometimes forget about it. Hand-washing is especially important:
- After you use the toilet (especially after a bowel movement).
- After you change a baby's diaper or when you take care of children who are still in the process of toilet training.
- When you take care of adults who are ill or who may have trouble controlling their urine or bowels.
- Before you prepare or handle food.
In addition, avoiding oral-anal contact will help prevent transmission of giardia.
| Author: | Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS | Last Updated: October 16, 2007 |
| Medical Review: | E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine W. David Colby IV, MSc, MD, FRCPC - Infectious Disease | |
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