How to disinfect utensils for STD patients

　　sexually transmitted disease It is mainly spread and transmitted through sexual contact, but it cannot be ignored that some sexually transmitted diseases It can also be spread through contaminated utensils. According to reports, a 4-year-old child suffered from gonorrhea, which was transmitted through pollutants from his mother (a gonorrhea patient). Someone took 19 utensils from the home of a gonorrhea patient for gonococcal culture, and the results were that 8 of the utensils were positive. This shows that in addition to taking care of oneself to prevent STDs, cleaning and disinfection should also be strengthened, especially in families with STD patients. More attention should be paid to disinfecting the items used.

　　The main disinfection methods used are:

　　(1) Sun exposure or freezing. A large number of studies have confirmed that sexually transmitted disease pathogens, such as Treponema pallidum, gonococcus, papilloma virus, etc., are very delicate and are afraid of both heat and cold. Neisseria gonorrhoeae can only live for 15 minutes at 45°C ； Under ultraviolet irradiation 1 ； Only 90 minutes to live ； Cannot grow under conditions below 30℃ ； It can only live for 1 hour at 4℃. Therefore, any items used by STD patients that can be exposed to the sun should be placed in the sun for 2-3 hours. In winter, the pollutants can be placed outdoors overnight to achieve the purpose of disinfection.

　　(2) Boiling Boiling is a simple, convenient, effective and unrestricted disinfection method. Clothes worn by patients, used towels, bath towels, bowls, basins, etc. can be disinfected by boiling. Wash them with soapy water before boiling. Then put it in the pot and bring to a boil. Generally, pathogens only need to be boiled for a few minutes to kill. AIDS Items contaminated with viruses should be boiled for 20 minutes.

　　(3) Wiping Toilets, doors, windows, tables, chairs, bathtubs, etc. cannot be dried or cooked. They can be disinfected by wiping. The method is: rinse with water before wiping, and then wipe with disinfectant. The commonly used disinfectant is bleach containing 5% effective chlorine, but Lysol solution can also be used. Detoxification solution should be prepared as needed. When purchasing disinfectant, it is best to buy recent products.

　　(4) Soaking For some pollutants that can be soaked, you can use bleaching powder solution containing 0.1-0.5% effective chlorine, or 6% hydrogen peroxide and other disinfectants, or 84 disinfectant, Lysol, etc. to soak for 30 minutes to achieve the purpose of disinfection.

　　(5) Ventilation: Open windows frequently to keep indoor air fresh and dry, which also has a certain disinfection effect.