8. No visitors should be permitted in the sick room--not even during
convalescence.
9. The one who attends the sick should not prepare or handle the food of
others. Sometimes it is impossible to take this precaution, as very
often it is the mother who must take care of the patient, cook, and do
all the housework. In such cases the one attending the sick must _never
neglect_ whenever near the patient--
(1) To wear a face mask.
(2) To wear a washable gown (which is to be taken off on leaving
the room).
(3) To wash her hands when leaving the sick room.
_Every attendant on the sick should know how disease germs are carried
from the sick to the well. This knowledge should make her more careful,
and thus help to prevent the spread of the disease._
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