Bloodborne Pathogens and HIV/AIDS Training for Child Care Professionals2 Clock Hours of Early Childhood Education
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Cleaning gets rid of the dirt you can see.
Routine cleaning with soap and water is the most useful method for removing germs from surfaces in the child care setting. Good cleaning (scrubbing with soap and water) physically reduces the number of germs from the surface, just as hand washing reduces the number of germs from the hands. However, some items and surfaces should receive an additional step, disinfection, to kill germs after cleaning with soap and rinsing with clear water. |
CleaningCleaning removes what you can see. Scrubbing a surface or object with soap and water will physically reduce the number of germs from surfaces, including hands, but large amounts of germs and viruses will still be present.
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SanitizingSanitizing means to clean with a bleach or similar solution to kill and get rid of most of the germs you cannot see but that still remain after cleaning.
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DisinfectionDisinfection uses chemicals (like bleach) that are stronger than soap and water and will destroy or nearly eliminate the number of germs. It usually requires soaking or wetting the surface or object for several minutes in order to give the chemical time to kill any germs.
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