As the location with special public health environments, funeral parlors are of paramount importance in the prevention and control of infectious diseases as well as disinfection practices. This paper analyzes the unique hygienic characteristics of funeral parlors, summarizes relevant laws, regulations, standards, and literatures in funeral parlors at home and abroad, and elaborates the problems relevant to infection prevention and control in funeral parlors from perspectives of body disposal risks, microbial contamination characteristics in funeral parlors, and the current status of staff’s knowledge on infectious diseases. It aims to enhance the professional prevention and control capabilities of funeral service personnel and management personnel, ensure the health and safety of service recipients and staff, optimize service quality, provide theoretical basis and practical guidance for forming a sound infectious disease prevention and control system for funeral service institutions, and clarify research directions for the prevention and control of infectious diseases in funeral parlors in the future.