Hygiene: Cough and Sneeze with Care

Choose a useful response to a cough or sneeze in a fictional situation.

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Cover mouth and nose with a tissue, or a bent elbow when a tissue is unavailable. Dispose of used tissues in the trash and clean hands afterward. Practice the gesture without coughing toward anyone.

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A character has no tissue when a sneeze approaches. Using a bent elbow is better than covering with bare hands or aiming toward another person.

Cover a cough or sneeze with a tissue; use a bent elbow if no tissue is available. Put used tissues in the trash and clean hands. These actions reduce risk but do not guarantee that illness cannot spread.

Would you believe it?

Many microbes have helpful roles in and on our bodies. Hygiene reduces harmful spread; it is not a mission to make every body completely microbe-free.

NIH: the microbiome

Question 1 No tissue is available. What should the character use? A bent elbow Bare hands A nearby friend

Question 2 Where should a used tissue go? Onto a shared desk Back into a shared tissue box Into the trash

Question 3 What follows tissue disposal? Skip hand care forever Clean hands Share the used tissue

Question 4 Which classroom rehearsal is appropriate? Pretend the gesture without coughing at people Cough toward classmates to test it Collect spit samples

Question 5 A person is ill. What should classmates avoid? Offering a calm reminder Getting an adult when help is needed Blaming or teasing them

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