The main way to prevent strep throat is to avoid contact with someone you know is infected with strep throat. You should avoid any contact with that person, which means you should not touch them at all or share a close environment with them. You should also avoid touching anything that an infected person may have come into contact with. The objects could have the bacteria living on them and you might transmit it to yourself.  You should keep your distance while the infected individual completes the first 48 hours of antibiotics. After 48 hours of proper antibacterial treatment, you may resume casual contact because she is no longer contagious. The American Academy of Family Practice has done research that state that in homes with one confirmed case, there is a 43% chance of a second family or household contact contracting the bacterial infection. Be extra careful if someone in your family had strep throat and avoid contact as much as possible.  If you know someone sick with strep throat, encourage them to stay home, especially in the first few days when they are still contagious. If your kids or members of your family have it, you should keep them at home until you know they cannot infect anyone else (their fever has gone and they have been on antibiotics for at least 24 hours). You should avoid going out if you have strep throat as well. You don't want to accidentally infect others at work or in public. If your children attend daycare, keep them away for a few days if a child at their daycare has strep throat. Once you know an object has been touched by someone with strep throat, you need to make sure you wash it. Because of the highly contagious and hearty nature of this bacteria, every object that has been touched is at risk of transmitting the bacteria to another host. In order to prevent this from happening, wash all the items an infected person has touched. These items include clothing, bedding, dishes (especially cups), straws, silverware, and anything else that may have been contaminated through touch.  Use boiling water and bleach on items to get rid of the bacteria. If you cannot use these methods on them, the objects should be replaced. Use color-safe bleach on objects that could be stripped of color if regular bleach is used. For objects that cannot be removed and washed, such as door handles and counters, you can either use a rag soaked in bleach or an antibacterial spray to eliminate the bacteria. Toothbrushes should be disposed of after 2 days of treatment with antibiotics. Never allow family members to share toothbrushes. Sharing may be caring in most cases, but if someone in your family has strep throat, don't let them share with others. Don't drink from the same glass or eat from the same plate as the person infected with strep throat. Sharing of soft objects, such as napkins, handkerchiefs, towels, bedding, or soft toys, should also be discouraged. You can prevent the transmission of strep throat by washing your hands frequently, especially when in an area with an infected person. Given how frequently people touch their faces, noses, and mouths, it is easy to see how it may be transmitted. Wash your hands often with water as warm as you can tolerate for a period of 15-30 seconds. Use a good amount of soap and wash all areas of your hands, including in between your fingers and around your wrists.  Longer or more aggressive hand washing has been linked with increased transmission of bacteria infections because the protective skin barrier of the hands is damaged at a microscopic level, which allows the bacteria to get into your system. So only wash for 15-30 seconds so you don't get rid of needed layers of skin. If you discover that you have come into contact with an ill person, avoid touching your mouth or nose and immediately wash your hands. If that is not available, use alcohol-based hand sanitizer. The CDC recommends that you cover your mouth and nose with a tissue, not just your hands. If you don't have a tissue handy, cough or sneeze into your elbow rather than your hands. This will help prevent people infected with strep throat from spreading germs by touching things.
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