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www.AmericanSecurityToday.com Additionally, the CDC advises the following additional steps: March 2019 - Edition 42 If you are sick - Separate yourself from other people in your home, this is known as home isolation Stay away from others:  • As much as possible, you should • Wash thoroughly after stay in a specific “sick room” use:  After using these items, and away from other people wash them thoroughly with in your home. Use a separate soap and water or put in the dishwasher. bathroom, if available. • Limit contact with pets & ani- mals:  You should restrict con- tact with pets and other ani- mals, just like you would around other people. Clean all “high-touch” sur- faces everyday • • Clean high-touch surfaces in your isolation area (“sick room” Avoid sharing personal house- hold items • Do not share:  Do not share dishes, drinking glasses, cups, eating utensils, towels, or bedding with other people in your home. 55