How to Disinfect Your Home After Being Sick
Recovering from a cold? Even though you may be feeling better, germs don’t pack up and leave once you’ve fully recovered. Disinfecting your house after an illness is essential, especially if you share your home with others. Sanitizing your whole home can seem overwhelming, but it’s not hard if you break it down into some simple steps. Follow this brief guide to cleaning your entire home after a cold to keep your family or other housemates safe.
Sanitize surfaces
When you’re disinfecting your house after an illness, the first thing to do is get all surfaces germ-free. Some viruses like the flu can live on surfaces for up to 24 hours—it’s a major health hazard to other members of your household. Disinfect surfaces with bleach or a disinfectant spray and wipe down everything, especially high-touch surfaces, objects and features of your home. Countertops, tables, doorknobs, faucets and even the TV remote should be thoroughly sanitized to keep germs from spreading.
Wash bedding
No one wants to sleep in a bed filled with germs. Wash your sheets, pillowcases and comforter in hot water to kill germs. It’s best to wash the bedding in every room of the house, not only the room where the sick person slept, just to be on the safe side.
Clean beds and couches
Fabric surfaces need to be cleaned following an illness, especially if the illness involved vomiting. Clean up any mess using paper towels and cleaning spray. Steam-clean the surface of the couch, bed or carpet to destroy bacteria and avoid contamination.
Clean toys
If you have kids in the house, make sure to disinfect all toys. Toys are well-known germ magnets, so you need to wipe them down with a quality disinfecting spray or bleach. Give stuffed animals a bath in hot water, then put them in bags in the freezer to get them germ-free.
Use disposable dishes
While a member of your household is ill, use disposable dishes instead of your usual ones. This can help reduce the spread of germs, since paper or plastic dishes can go right into the trash rather than lingering in the kitchen, sink or dishwasher.
Disinfect the air
How can you disinfect the air? It’s easier than you might think. Open the windows to let sunlight and fresh air inside, and use a disinfecting spray in each room to stop germs and viruses that may be lingering in the air. Norovirus and germs that cause the common cold can live in the air for a surprising amount of time, so don’t neglect this final step to protect the health of you and your family.
Cleaning your entire home after a cold may seem like a daunting process, especially if you’re still not feeling your best. Contact Scrubs Home Cleaning for a thorough clean that puts the health and safety of your family first. We have extensive experience sanitizing homes, restoring good health and a comfortable environment for you and your loved ones. Reach out to us today to schedule an appointment.
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