Re: Illness in my home!
My whole family has caught the SV on at least four different occasions, in which one of them has caught it and promptly passed it to the others, but each and every one of those times I have avoided it - despite sharing a bathroom. The best ways to keep yourself safe are to just keep up with your hand hygiene, avoid eating or drinking anything that anyone s* has prepared or handled until at least 48 hours after they stop showing symptoms, avoid using any toothbrushes, makeup kits or the like that have been left exposed (not shut away in a cupboard) in the bathroom or in any area where someone has v*.
You can wipe down surfaces with Lysol or Dettol, or a diluted bleach solution - this will kill off any of the germs. If you're able to get hold of any hand sanitizer that kills viruses (not just antibacterial), then you can all use this, which will not only reduce your own chances of getting ill, but reduce the chances of anyone who is s* in the house spreading it around, giving you a bit more peace of mind as well as protection. At the very least you can ask them to simply wash their hands with soap after using the bathroom (they probably do this anyway, but make sure they use soap and rub their hands together thoroughly), this will again reduce the chances of them spreading the nasties around the house.
Other than that, perhaps they could drop a bit of bleach in the loo after they use it, that would also help a lot. But moat importantly of all, remember that many of us here have survived in this exact situation and worse, there is no reason why you can't make it through without getting ill too
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