Patient was educated on preventing spreading infection to others while having diarrheas as follows:

1. Some infections causing diarrhea are very easily passed on from person to person.
2. If you have acute diarrhea always wash your hands:

• After you go to the toilet.
• Before you touch food.
• Between handling raw meat and food ready to be eaten. There may be some germs (bacteria) on raw meat.
• After gardening.
• After playing with pets as healthy animals can carry certain harmful bacteria.

3. Food handler’s precautions

• If you work with food and develop diarrhea or vomiting, you must immediately leave the food-handling area.
• For most, no other measures are needed, other than staying away from work until at least 48 hours after the last episode of diarrhea or vomiting.
• Some special situations may arise and sometimes longer time off is needed.
• Specialist advice may be needed for some uncommon causes of infectious diarrhea.
• If in doubt, seek advice from your employer or doctor.

4. The simple measure of washing hands regularly and properly is known to make a big difference to the chance of developing infectious diarrhea.