Keratosis pilaris is a skin condition characterized by small, painless white or red bumps and dry skin. Keratosis pilaris often worsens in the winter, according to Mayo Clinic.
î Hand hygiene after contact with respiratory secretions. î Spatial separation of persons with acute febrile respiratory symptoms. Background Standard precautions are meant to reduce the risk of transmission of bloodborne and other pathogens from both recognized and unrecognized sources. They are the basic level of infection control precautions which are to be used, as a minimum, in the care of all patients.
In the EU, that can be done via support of environmental and food safety groups' dissemination of (possibly biased) information suggesting the need for precaution, whereas in North America it can be done through stressing the positive benefits of GM technology.