{"id":38181,"date":"2024-03-14T01:47:45","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T01:47:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/?p=38181"},"modified":"2024-03-14T01:47:47","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T01:47:47","slug":"keeping-school-front-office-germ-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/cospedia\/keeping-school-front-office-germ-free","title":{"rendered":"Keeping the Front Office Germ Free"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"38181\" class=\"elementor elementor-38181\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd6dcfd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fd6dcfd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35aec15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35aec15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It\u2019s an unfortunate truth that sickness can quickly spread anywhere children congregate en masse, and schools are no exception. Good hygiene practices start in the front office of any school to keep germs away and help students, staff, and visitors be healthy, safe, and productive.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82f666d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"82f666d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6476c06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6476c06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Bacterial Infections Spread<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1b3317 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e1b3317\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bacterial infections are typically transmitted in the following ways:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Direct Contact<\/strong> &#8211; When students or staff touch an infected person, such as through handshakes or hugs.<\/li><li><strong>Respiratory Droplets<\/strong> &#8211; Coughing or sneezing by an infected person releases tiny droplets into the air, which can be inhaled by others nearby.<\/li><li><strong>Poor Hand Hygiene<\/strong> &#8211; Not washing hands properly after using the restroom or before eating.<\/li><li><strong>Asymptomatic Carriers<\/strong> &#8211; People who carry bacteria but don\u2019t show symptoms can unknowingly spread infections.<\/li><li><strong>Shared Items<\/strong> &#8211; Sharing personal items like utensils, water bottles, or school supplies.<\/li><li><strong>Fomite Transmission<\/strong> &#8211; When someone touches a contaminated surface and then their face or food, they can introduce the bacteria into their body.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed9a382 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ed9a382\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-780b621 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"780b621\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Common Australian School Bacterial Outbreaks<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b14006 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0b14006\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d2aa84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d2aa84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Strep Throat<\/strong> &#8211; Group A Streptococcus bacteria can cause strep throat, which is a common throat<br \/>infection among students.<\/li><li><strong>Impetigo<\/strong> &#8211; Staphylococcus or Streptococcus bacteria can lead to impetigo, a contagious skin infection that can spread through close contact.<\/li><li><strong>Conjunctivitis<\/strong> &#8211; Bacterial conjunctivitis can be easily spread through eye secretions and direct<br \/>contact with infected individuals.<\/li><li><strong>Gastrointestinal Infections<\/strong> &#8211; Bacterial infections like Salmonella and Escherichia coli (E. coli) can cause food poisoning or gastroenteritis.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb253bf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cb253bf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f9dde4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3f9dde4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Protecting the Office with Rapesco<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e64e136 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e64e136\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The COS exclusive <strong><a title=\"Rapesco Germ-Savvy range\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/search?searchTerm=&amp;productCodes=STAP1023%7CFILE2941%7CPERF2135%7CCLIP5016%7CSTAP1010%7CPERF2038%7CDISY0062%7CDISY0061%7CFILE8500%7CFILE8505%7CDISY0061%7CFILE8500%7CFILE8505\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rapesco Germ-Savvy range<\/a><\/strong> is guaranteed to have antibacterial properties for the entire lifetime of the product due to antibacterial materials in the outer shell. Rapesco Germ-Savvy products are certified to ISO 22196 standards and kill 99% of bacteria on contact.<\/p><p>The Rapesco Germ-Savvy range includes staplers, hole punches, clipboards\/folders, writing pad folders, display books and more \u2013 everything a busy school office could want.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class='watch-action'><div class='watch-position align-left'><div class='action-like'><a class='lbg-style3 like-38181 jlk' href='javascript:void(0)' data-task='like' data-post_id='38181' data-nonce='ada3f5e0ef' rel='nofollow'><img class='wti-pixel' src='https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/wp-content\/plugins\/wti-like-post\/images\/pixel.gif' title='Did you find this useful?' \/><span class='lc-38181 lc'>0<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class='action-unlike'><a class='unlbg-style3 unlike-38181 jlk' href='javascript:void(0)' data-task='unlike' data-post_id='38181' data-nonce='ada3f5e0ef' rel='nofollow'><img class='wti-pixel' src='https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/wp-content\/plugins\/wti-like-post\/images\/pixel.gif' title='' \/><span class='unlc-38181 unlc'>0<\/span><\/a><\/div> <\/div> <div class='status-38181 status align-left'><\/div><\/div><div class='wti-clear'><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good hygiene practices start in the front office of any school and can help to keep students, staff, and visitors healthy, safe, and productive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":38183,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,31,1],"tags":[3221,2601,3107],"class_list":["post-38181","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cospedia","category-health-wellbeing","category-uncategorized","tag-germ-free","tag-germs-and-bacteria","tag-health-wellbeing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38181","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38181"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38181\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38813,"href":"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38181\/revisions\/38813"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38183"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38181"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38181"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38181"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}