With the swine flu cases escalating and people being afraid to do the things they usually do, what precautions do you do to protect yourself and your family?
From my nook of the country or the world, swine flu is only in the newspaper and in TV. The scare has not yet literally hit us but i know that people are taking their own precautions.
The swine flu this time makes me recall my memories of SARS. So i think what we did that time can still be applied to what is happening now.
I really don’t think that swine flu virus is airborne or else fatalities would have gone up in millions in the span of time since the news of a carrier and death came out. So too much anxiety would be unnecessary. Everyone should just be sure on keeping themselves maintain their good health so that resistance won’t go down that will cause them to easily catch any virus be it H1N1 or not.
Here’s my share of protection:
1. Eat healthy foods. Eat more on fruits and vegetables especially the ones rich in vitamin C. If possible avoid meats the meantime. If can’t be avoided then cook them very well.
2. Maintain good hygiene. If you living in a neighborhood who does not practice good hygiene, orient them, wether they like it or not or if possible get away from the place. Good hygiene means taking a bath daily or everytime you came back from outside.
During the SARS, the clothes we wear for the day is not used again unless washed. OUr footwears are not brought into the inner part of the house. In the evening we spray the shoe area disinfectant.
3. Wash hands properly. If water is unaccessible, use disinfectants like alcohol and or hand sanitizers.
4. If the swine flu is already positive in your area — use disposable masks. Don’t reuse the dispo masks.
5. Take plenty of rest as much as possible when you feel the first sign of flu and take lots of fluids — even before it started.
6. Avoid unnecessary anxiety. At times it’s the stress and worry that caused one not to rest well so the resistance went down.
7. Avoid public places for the meantime. Don’t stand-by in the malls as much as possible. If you need to shop, go in quick and shop and then exit the place.
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Additional thoughts:
Many deaths in China during the SARS period was psychologically enduced. People are so anxious that once they got caught the virus all they think was they are going to die. And when they get well, their family will never ever accept them.
In times like this, family love and care and support is very important. So being sick and snag away for quarantine and total isolation from the loved ones can cause trauma that for sure makes the sick or the patient more ill.
Hmmm i got so much to rant…i’d better end this and make another post. 
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