Molluscum contagiosum primary prevention: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
| Line 12: | Line 12: | ||
*Keeping the area with molluscum lesions clean and covered with clothing or a bandage | *Keeping the area with molluscum lesions clean and covered with clothing or a bandage | ||
*Not sharing towels, clothing, or other personal items with others specially during sporting | *Not sharing towels, clothing, or other personal items with others specially during sporting | ||
*Molluscum contagiosum infected children should not be excluded from daycare or school. Lesions should be covered with clothing or a bandage to reduce the risk of transmission to others | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist|2}} | {{reflist|2}} | ||
Revision as of 01:57, 13 June 2017
|
Molluscum contagiosum Microchapters |
|
Diagnosis |
|---|
|
Treatment |
|
Case Studies |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mahshid Mir, M.D. [2]
Overview
Effective measures for the primary prevention of molluscum contagiosum include following hygiene (cleanliness) habits, covering lesions, and not to share personal items with others.
Primary prevention
Most of the primary prevention techniques are hygiene techniques:[1]
- Washing hands
- Keeping hands clean and maintaining hands hygiene can help in preventing the virus from spreading.
- Follow good hygiene (cleanliness) habits
- No touch, pick, or scratch of skin that has lesions
- Keeping the area with molluscum lesions clean and covered with clothing or a bandage
- Not sharing towels, clothing, or other personal items with others specially during sporting
- Molluscum contagiosum infected children should not be excluded from daycare or school. Lesions should be covered with clothing or a bandage to reduce the risk of transmission to others