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cord-257255-n5o368ih	Barker, J.	Spread and prevention of some common viral infections in community facilities and domestic homes	2001-12-21		.txt	text/plain	9238	459	48	Amongst health care professionals there is growing awareness that improved standards of hand, surface and air hygiene in community settings could do much to prevent the spread of viral infections within these environments. In a preschool daycare centre, respiratory and gastrointestinal infections decreased following implementation of measures which included reinforcing existing handwashing procedures and education of staff and families on issues of infection control including environmental surface cleaning and disinfection and disinfection of toys (Krilov et al. Nevertheless, overall, there is convincing circumstantial evidence to suggest that improved standards of hygiene can have a signi®cant impact in reducing the rates of respiratory, intestinal and other viral infections in childcare facilities, domestic homes, hospitals and adult care centres and the circulation of infections between these communities. Potential role of hands in the spread of respiratory viral infections Ð studies with human parain¯uenza virus 3 and rhinovirus 14	./cache/cord-257255-n5o368ih.txt	./txt/cord-257255-n5o368ih.txt