- Poor nutrition
- Chronic disease
- Stress and fatigue
- Dehydration (not drinking enough fluids), and
- Poor personal hygiene—not washing hands, not keeping skin healthy.
Infection control means preventing the spread of disease from one person to another. There are some simple steps you can take to prevent spreading any disease you may have to an ill person, or to protect yourself from disease. Some of these are commonsense, for instance covering your nose when you sneeze or your mouth when you cough.