Wash your hands often. Use alcohol-based hand sanitizer when you don't have access to soap and water.

Don't touch your eyes, nose, and mouth.

Try to avoid people with respiratory infections.

Ask your healthcare provider if you should get a pneumonia vaccination.

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Wash hands regularly. This is especially important after touching surfaces or objects that might be contaminated with respiratory droplets, or after touching persons who are ill with respiratory symptoms.

Maintain a clean living environment.Provide persons with symptoms of respiratory illness with information on preventing spread of illness by practicing respiratory hygiene and cough etiquette.