1. Cook meat and seafood thoroughly. Sorry, no medium or rare hamburgers. Even your chopped steaks should be well done. Remember when the butcher chops the steak to tenderize it, he can place those microorganisms into the center of the meat.
2. Wash fresh fruits and vegetables thoroughly. When traveling to foreign countries order fruits you can peel, like oranges. All your vegetables should be cooked.
3. Do not buy unpasteurized juices for young children, pregnant women, the elderly, or anyone that gets sick really easily. For example, people who have a poor immune system, chemotherapy patients, AIDS patients, etc.).
4. WASH YOUR HANDS FREQUENTLY. Safe Tables Our Priority has the best tips on when washing your hands is important. Hand washing is very important. Think back how many times you forgot to wash your hands before meals or after changing a baby's diaper. Each time you forget you are potentially exposing yourself to some nasty microorganism needlessly.
5. Get your immunizations.When was the last time you got a tetanus shot? Immunizations are not just for young children. If it has been over seven years since your last tetanus shot you need one now. Get your children immunized. So much needless suffering can be prevented. Many of the diseases physicians immunized our children against are potentially fatal.
6. Support your nation's public health efforts. Our water treatment and sewage treatment plants are costing my town a fortune. However, safe drinking water is essential to our health. If human waste gets into the water supply then once again people start getting sick. In the United States the Centers for Disease Control is a necessary governmental program. They are the ones you call when an epidemic of a certain disease gets out of control. They are the ones who gather data and are able to tell us how well our immunization programs are working. They are the ones you go to when no one else knows the answer. They are the ones who can tell if a certain disease is under control.
7. Don't overuse antibiotics and if you need to use an antibiotic use it all. For example the common cold is caused by a number of viruses.
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