Introduction
Life as a community, confined air, and an increase in the movement of people and the transport of goods encourages the transmission of viruses and infectious respiratory diseases. Observing hygiene rules enables these risks to be limited.
The main modes of virus transmission are :
The airway, in other words the dissemination of viruses in the air via coughs, sneezing and sputter, which projects contaminated respiratory secretions ;
Close contact with a person infected by a respiratory virus (embracing or shaking hands) ;
Contact with hands carrying droplets or infected respiratory secretions ;
Contact with objects contaminated by an ill person.
In the event of a pandemic, complying with basic hygiene measures will be an essential rule for limiting the risks of contamination. These essential hygiene rules concern :
Nose blowing ;
Washing hands ;
Cleaning objects and surfaces ;
Processing waste ;
Limiting physical contact ;
Wearing masks.
It will be very important to observe these in a pandemic situation. They can be considered useful from the present time in the event of seasonal flu.