Viral Diseases Transmissible by Kissing

Limeres, Jacobo; Dios, Pedro Diz; Scully, Crispian

doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-813681-2.00004-4

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“…Knowledge Some viral infections in close proximity can be highly contagious [25]. COVID-19 is highly contagious, and its transmission can occur through respiratory aerosols.…”

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Food safety and personal hygiene knowledge, attitudes, and practices of Jordanian mothers in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional survey

Al-Maseimi,

Abbas,

Elsahoryi

et al. 2024

Int J One Health

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Background and Aim: Foodborne illnesses have shaken mothers' defense worldwide because poor knowledge and unsafe food handling practices can jeopardize their children. In Jordan, there are no reliable data on the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAPs) of mothers regarding food safety when the COVID-19 pandemic occurs. Therefore, this study evaluated Jordanian mothers' understanding, beliefs, and behaviors by examining their KAPs during the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. Materials and Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study on food safety KAPs of mothers living in Jordan following the COVID-19 pandemic. A reliable and accurate survey with 55 questions was distributed among mothers through social media. A total of 376 mothers completed the questionnaire. Results: The results showed a remarkable awareness among the participants of how to keep food safe. However, there is still a significant gap in the implementation of this information in everyday life. This research emphasizes the need for focused interventions in the context of COVID-19 to bridge the gap between Jordanian mothers' KAPs on food safety and personal cleanliness. Conclusion: Efforts should be made, such as public health campaigns and educational programs, to empower mothers, guaranteeing a consistent and comprehensive approach to food safety and personal hygiene in families. These results provide important insights for policymakers and health professionals who want to improve public health initiatives and community resilience during public health crises. Keywords: food safety, foodborne illness, Jordan, knowledge, attitudes and practices, personal hygiene.

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“…Knowledge Some viral infections in close proximity can be highly contagious [25]. COVID-19 is highly contagious, and its transmission can occur through respiratory aerosols.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Food safety and personal hygiene knowledge, attitudes, and practices of Jordanian mothers in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional survey

Al-Maseimi,

Abbas,

Elsahoryi

et al. 2024

Int J One Health

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“…(1,2) Highly contagious diseases like viral infections are confirmed to be transmi ed by various routes, for example, airborne, droplets, mass gatherings, or touching surfaces (fomites) contaminated by the virus and then touching the mouth or eyes or kissing others, like Ebola or SARS-CoV-2 viral infections. (3) Medical care facilities may be hotspots for virus spread, most orally transmi ed diseases are pandemics, like COVID-19, and hepatitis B, which puts healthcare and medical workers like dentists, oral and maxillofacial surgeons, ear, nose, and throat surgeons, and anesthesiologists in a critical position. Taking into consideration that Saliva and blood are the main components for viral and bacterial spread, so some infectious diseases are transmi ed by saliva mononucleosis that the healthcare and medical workers have direct contact with furthermore, spread through contact with body fluids infected with the virus, such as direct contact with blood or open wounds.…”

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Prevention of oral cross-infection by using povidone-iodine compared with other antiseptic agents for orally transmitted diseases: A Review

Alqhtani,

Mohammed,

Al-ghazaly

et al. 2024

Health Dyn.

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The oral cavity is a high-risk infective site, and highly contagious diseases like viral infections are confirmed to be transmitted through it. Oral rinses are a very important and one of the most important objective methods and topical essential strategies to decrease the spread and transmission of contagious diseases. There is a gap in the literature regarding a comprehensive comparison between povidone-iodine and other formulations in terms of their effectiveness in preventing oral cross-infection and transmission of orally transmitted diseases. The authors performed a comprehensive literature review utilizing Google Scholar, PubMed, and Science Direct to review relevant studies over the previous years on the effectiveness of povidone-iodine in preventing oral cross-infection and transmission of orally transmitted diseases by using these keywords: oral transmitted diseases, povidone-iodine, cross-infection, and antiseptic. This article includes a comprehensive overview of the existing knowledge regarding the effectiveness of povidone-iodine compared with other antiseptic agents in preventing oral cross-infection and transmission of orally transmitted diseases. Povidone-iodine has shown effective antiseptic properties in the oral cavity without disrupting its natural balance. It is a valuable anti-septic preventive oral-transmitted disease for patients and healthcare providers, and there is no evidence to show the side effects over a long time. Povidone-iodine can be safely used as antisepsis for the oral cavity for the prevention of orally transmitted diseases as personal prophylaxis, and it's the most effective mouth rinse for viral infection in the oral cavity due to its fast action.

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“…HHV-6B is a ubiquitous virus that infects nearly 100% of the human population. HHV-6A infection causes sixth disease (exanthema subitem or roseola infantum) in children, and the presence of HHV-6 in normal brains suggests a latent phase in the central nervous system, which, in some rare cases, can be later reactivated and lead to encephalitis (Limeres Posse et al, 2017;Fida et al, 2019). In the latent phase, human herpesviruses typically maintain their genomes as extrachromosomal nuclear episomes.…”

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