8. No visitors should be permitted in the sick room—not even during convalescence.
9. The one who attends the sick should not prepare or handle the food of others. Sometimes it is impossible to take this precaution, as very often it is the mother who must take care of the patient, cook, and do all the housework. In such cases the one attending the sick must never neglect whenever near the patient—
(1) To wear a face mask.
(2) To wear a washable gown (which is to be taken off on leaving the room).
(3) To wash her hands when leaving the sick room.
Every attendant on the sick should know how disease germs are carried from the sick to the well. This knowledge should make her more careful, and thus help to prevent the spread of the disease.
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