(especially you are with young kids)
1) Wash your hands. The best thing you can do is wash your hands with warm, soapy water. In you mind, sing-a-song like Happy Birthday, while washing your hands. This will be the amount of time needed to wash your hands thoroughly. Hand sanitizer will help too but beware of applying sanitizer with alcohol on kids for they might swallow the dangerous sum of alcohol.
2) Sneeze into your elbow. If you cannot stop a cough or a sneeze from escaping your mouth, then give it the elbow. Sneezing into the bend of your arm will catch gems that normally your hand would get while covering your mouth and nose. Sneezing into your hands, sets others up to catch bad gems already invading your body. When you touch doorknobs or shake hands with someone you are giving more than an act of kindness. Please think of the young and innocent ones, especially babies.
3) Do not touch your eyes, nose and mouth. These are entry points for viruses. When you are tired try not to lift your glasses and rub your eyes, don't rub the palm of your hand up your nose if you get the sniffles, and don't chew on your fingernails because this information makes you nervous! Doing so are sure ways to let in the virus! Remember touching others like hugging and shaking hands will spread the wealth of germs to others. This is hard for young babies as they love to rub their eyes and suck their little hands. If anyone of you know how to prevent this happen on young babies, please let me know. (10Q !)
4) Take daily vitamins. By taking a multi-vitamin and extra vitamin c once a day you will increase your body's ability to fight off bad germs. (Is this true? Anyone please confirm this with fact, thx again).
5) Do not go to a hospital for treatment for non-emergency injury and illnesses. The best place to catch a gem is in a hospital with many sick people and possibly carriers of the H1N1 Virus (Swine Flu). If you can wait to see your family doctor then do so.
6) Avoid travelling by plane until the flu is under control and a vaccine created. Being confined in closed quarters is the perfect way to spread a virus. Do not travel to Mexico unless it is necessary; it is probably best not go to there at all. Airlines are allowing people to change their flights without charge to avoid trips to Mexico. (I wonder why only Mexico, what about others?)
7) Wear a facemask to protect yourself and especially those who have health problems that low immune systems. There is no evidence the mask help, but they are a precaution to help prevent the spread of germs. If you live in an area that has suspected cases of H1N1 virus (swine flu) then wear a mask in public at work, on all public transportation and air travel. The CDC has recommended N95 respirator mask. They can be purchased in stores or online. (Is there any mask for young babies???)
8) Spray Lysol in your house and your car. Spray on doorknobs, toilet seats and handles; pretty much and place of that a human touches. Do this several times a day and allow spray to stay a full minute in order to disinfect. (Can I spray it onto airplane seat? Would they mind??)
Lastly, to identify the symtoms of H1N1:
- Fever
- Cough
- Sore throat
- Body aches
- Headaches
- Chills and fatigue
- Diarrhea and vomiting (sometimes)
Tips & Warnings:
1) Swine flu is a real health issue but one that can be better controlled with correct information and prevention strategies.
2) Review and re-view your prevention interventions listed in this article and make sure each member of your family or community understands them (that is why I decided to post it here).
3) Information and treatment are expected to change due to the advances in our enhanced ability to learn about swine flu and to communicate more effectively worldwide via the Internet.
(Source: http://www.ehow.com)
