Question: What methods do you use to prevent others from getting the infections?

Phil Rice answered on 18 Mar 2013:

Hi Rosie. The main method is vaccination – for those infections which are preventable by them. As for other infections, washing your hands, not turning up to work with a cold – this is especially important in hospitals. Seriously, most colds are not caught by someone sneezing but by touching a virus infected surface (e.g. a door handle and then rubbing your eye, sucking your finger etc.