Table of contents:
- How long can the virus survive outside the human body?
- However, the bacteria that cause indigestion can last longer
- How do you avoid being contaminated with bacteria and viruses from the disease?
When you are tired, your body is usually very susceptible to bacterial or viral diseases. This is due to decreased immunity, while bacteria and viruses are always around you. This is also because bacteria and viruses that cause disease need a place to live, one of which is the human body. Even so, it turns out that bacteria and viruses are also able to live outside the human body. Then, how long can the two of them survive outside the human body?
How long can the virus survive outside the human body?
Flu and cough are arguably the infectious diseases of "a million people" and the transmission is very easy. Colds and coughs are caused by many types of viruses. In general, all of these disease viruses can survive at least 7 days at room temperature. However, it depends on each surface the virus "hits".
On non-porous surfaces, such as plastic or metal, viruses can last longer. Meanwhile, the virus cannot last more than 24 hours if it sticks to surfaces that have pores, for example clothes or cloth. Viruses that cause other respiratory infections, can even survive on doorknobs for up to 6 hours.
So, to put it simply, if you have the flu virus on your clothes - which comes from someone else - you may catch the flu for about 24 hours. The same thing will happen when you handle a doorknob or other object contaminated with the flu virus.
But it still depends on how strong your immune system is against the virus. If your body loses, then soon you will experience flu symptoms.
However, the bacteria that cause indigestion can last longer
Diarrhea is the second most common infectious disease in children. the bacteria that cause this disease are E. Coli, Salmonella, Clostridium difficile, and Campylobacter. On porous surfaces such as cloth, Salmonella and campylobacter bacteria, can survive for 1-4 hours. While the Clostridium bacteria can last longer, up to 5 months.
When an infected person experiences vomiting symptoms, droplets of vomit may stick to the surface of surrounding objects. If you touch or come into contact with the surface of the contaminated object, it won't take long for you to experience indigestion again.
Therefore, to prevent these infectious diseases from occurring, you must wash your hands and clean yourself frequently, so that bacteria do not stick to your body, especially your hands.
How do you avoid being contaminated with bacteria and viruses from the disease?
Maybe you just realized that there are a lot of bacteria and viruses that lurk you everywhere, even in your home. Therefore, cleanliness is something that must be strictly maintained if you do not want to be infected with these bacteria or viruses.
For example, making it a habit to wash your hands before and after eating, after going to the bathroom, before processing food, and after going outside. You can also clean the area around your house with a disinfectant that is more effective at killing bacteria and viruses.
No less important is to make it a habit to process food in the right way such as washing with running water, cooking food until it's cooked, and using food utensils that are washed clean.
