The risk of you catching cholera when caring for a sick person is low if you take some basic measures to protect yourself: Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and safe water after taking care, touching the clothes, or bedding of the sick person.
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在远离饮用水源的地方清洗患者被褥或衣服。
Wash the sick person’s bedding or clothing away from drinking-water sources.
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避免直接接触患者的粪便和呕吐物。
Avoiddirect contact with stools and vomit of the sick person.
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将所有粪便和呕吐物倒入马桶，并确保对厕所进行适当消毒。
Place all waste in a toilet and ensure the latrine is properly disinfected.
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如果患者使用家中厕所或公用厕所，确保每次使用后对厕所彻底清洁和消毒。
If the sick person is using the household or community toilet, make sure it is cleaned and disinfected thoroughly after each use.
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不要让患者制备食物。
Don’t let the sick personprepare food.
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晾在阳光直射处晒干。
Mothers should continue to breastfeed infants and young children even if they have been diagnosed with cholera.
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母亲应继续母乳喂养婴幼儿，即使经诊断患有霍乱也应坚持母乳喂养。
Take care to avoid getting infected via the clothing and bedding of a sick person: Clean clothing and bedding by: machine washing between 60–90 °C with household laundry detergent following by a complete drying cycle or drying in direct sunlight; or if machine washing is not available, immerse in a large container of water, stir for 10 minutes and scrub to remove dirt (taking care to avoid splashes).
Disinfect clothing and bedding by: immersing in boiling water for 5 minutes; or immersing in water with a 0.2% solution of chlorine for at least 10 minutes then rinsing.