{"id":537,"date":"2018-06-23T06:00:32","date_gmt":"2018-06-23T10:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cleanandhappynest.org\/wpd\/?p=537"},"modified":"2022-03-02T09:34:14","modified_gmt":"2022-03-02T14:34:14","slug":"avoiding-summertime-colds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/avoiding-summertime-colds\/","title":{"rendered":"Avoiding Summertime Colds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Because you don\u2019t get a cold from being in cold weather (think germs!), you gotta stay vigilant to avoid runny noses, coughs, and sore throats that could keep you and your family out of the sun and fun. \u00a0The best preventative? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cleaninginstitute.org\/cleanhands\/\">Hand washing!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, regular handwashing is one of the best ways to remove germs, avoid getting sick, and prevent the spread of germs to others.<\/p>\n<p>So, clean your hands:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Before, during, and after preparing food<\/li>\n<li>Before eating food<\/li>\n<li>Before and after caring for someone who is sick<\/li>\n<li>Before and after treating a cut or wound<\/li>\n<li>After using the toilet<\/li>\n<li>After changing diapers or cleaning up a child who has used the toilet<\/li>\n<li>After blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing<\/li>\n<li>After touching an animal, animal feed, or animal waste<\/li>\n<li>After handling pet food or pet treats<\/li>\n<li>After touching garbage<\/li>\n<li>Or just when your hands are dirty<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Pass it on!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Because you don\u2019t get a cold from being in cold weather (think germs!), you gotta stay vigilant to avoid runny noses, coughs, and sore throats that could keep you and your family out of the sun and fun. \u00a0The best preventative? Hand washing! According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, regular handwashing is one of the best ways to remove germs, avoid getting sick, and prevent the spread of germs to others. So, clean your hands: Before, during, and after preparing food Before eating food Before and after caring for someone who is sick Before and after treating a cut or wound After using the toilet After changing diapers or cleaning up a child who has used the toilet After blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing After touching an animal, animal feed, or animal waste After handling pet food or pet treats After touching garbage Or just when your hands are dirty Pass it on!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":530,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[112,798],"class_list":["post-537","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health","tag-handwashing","tag-illness-prevention"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/537"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=537"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/537\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":538,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/537\/revisions\/538"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/530"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=537"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=537"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=537"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}