Controlling infectious diseases is everyone’s business. And in the health care sector, where it is not uncommon for housekeeping staff in a hospital to also work in a long term care setting — given that many facilities use part-timers — and where long term care residents may from time to time require surgery at a hospital, housekeeping staff do play an important role in the infection control battle. But to be effective, they need to have some basic training — which is the key to overcoming the fear factor .