Scientific research shows that children starting daycare or kindergarten experience upper respiratory tract infections 2-3 times more frequently in the first few months. The main reason for this is that the immune system tries to recognize new microbes, and during this period, children's exposure to microbes significantly increases.
When children leave the home environment and start daycare or kindergarten, the microbiological load they encounter changes dramatically. Children who had limited contact with microorganisms at home meet a much wider variety of microbes carried by dozens of different children and adults in the school environment. While this new contact area is an experience that develops the immune system, it also increases the risk of illness.
Illness usually occurs not with a single microbe, but when exposed to a high-density microbial load. Therefore, the main reason children enter an infection cycle is this high-density exposure.
The Importance of Air Disinfection at Home
When a child returns home from daycare or kindergarten, they bring new microbes with them. If these microbes continue to multiply in the home environment, especially in the child's room, the child is repeatedly exposed to the same microbes after school. This both increases the risk of infection and the likelihood of microbes spreading to other family members.
Using an air disinfection device in the home plays a critical role in breaking this cycle. By preventing the microbes brought home by the child from multiplying in their room:
- Exposure to foreign microbes after daycare or kindergarten is reduced,
- The risk of transmission to household members is decreased,
- The immune system is less strained, and immunity development is supported by recognizing foreign microorganisms without causing illness.
The Importance of Air Disinfection in Daycares and Kindergartens
In enclosed classroom environments, microbes spread very quickly through coughing, sneezing, and contact. Children, whose immune systems are not yet fully mature, are easily affected by each other through these mechanisms.
By continuously operating air disinfection devices in daycares and kindergartens in high mode:
- The rate of microbe transmission between children is reduced,
- Class closures and absences due to epidemics are decreased,
- Children and teachers are protected,
- It becomes possible for children to start their education healthier and adapt better.
Exposure to microbes is natural and necessary for immune development. However, excessive load, especially in children whose immune systems are not yet fully developed, is the primary cause of illnesses. Therefore, applying air disinfection with Sterilisa both at home and in daycares and kindergartens is a critical and indispensable step for children's healthy development and sustainable education.
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