Skin Infections - Checking Them

Skin Infections - Checking Them

Every day check, clean, cover, eat well, sleep. Wash your hands before and after touching infected skin.

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Every day:

  1. Check
  2. Clean
  3. Cover
  4. Eat well
  5. Sleep

Wash your hands before and after touching infected skin.

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Sources: Ministry of Health and Workbase printout - Check skin infections: Things you could ask your child's doctor or nurse (PDF, 1.6MB) and Ministry of Health and Workbase printout - Check skin infections: Washing and drying hands (PDF, 1.7MB)

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This page last reviewed 15 April 2019.

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