Aug 16, 2024 · Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze or cough or sneeze into your upper sleeve, not your hands. Put your used tissue in the waste basket. Clean your Hands after coughing or sneezing. Wash hands with soap and warm water or clean with alcohol-based hand cleaner.

Apr 16, 2024 · Covering coughs and sneezes and keeping hands clean can help prevent the spread of serious respiratory illnesses like influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), pertussis (whooping cough), and COVID-19.

Mar 1, 2024 · Covering your coughs and sneezes limits the spread of germs to protect others. Handwashing with soap removes germs from your hands, making them less likely to infect your respiratory system when you touch your eyes, nose, or mouth.

Sep 16, 2005 · Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze or cough or sneeze into your upper sleeve, not your hands. Put your used tissue in the waste basket. You may be asked to put on a surgical mask to protect others. Wash with soap and water or clean with alcohol-based hand cleaner.

Cover Coughs and Sneezes Stop the spread of germs that can make you and others sick! Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you sneeze or cough. Wash hands often, especially after coughing or sneezing. If you don’t have a tissue, use your elbow. CS 316683-E 05/06/2020 cdc.gov/coronavirus

This flyer, designed for health care settings, urges patients to cover their noses and mouths when coughing to help stop the spread of germs.

Aug 16, 2024 · Cover your Cough. Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze or cough or sneeze into your upper sleeve, not your hands. Put your used tissue in the waste basket. Clean your Hands after coughing or sneezing. Wash hands with soap and warm water or clean with alcohol-based hand cleaner.

Oct 17, 2024 · Wearing a surgical mask, for example, cuts down particle emissions by 75%, while a KN95 mask also offers strong protection. If you don't have a mask or tissue available, cover your cough with the crook of your elbow to help protect others from potentially harmful viruses.

Cover Your Cough: Stop the Spread of Germs that Make You and Others Sick. This flyer, designed for community and public settings like schools and child care facilities, urges patients to cover their noses and mouths when coughing to help stop the spread of germs.

Help stop the spread of germs that can make you and others sick CS336297-A cdc_cough.pdf Subjects: Cough Hand Hygiene Health Promotion Influenza, Human/prevention & Ccontrol