How to Protect Yourself from Swine Flu
May 2, 2009
Swine flu is a type of virus- influenza A. This virus mainly affects pigs but humans also get affected sometimes with swine flu. The disease is highly contagious and it can spread from one person to another. Swine flu affects people of all ages- young, teen, adult or very old. According to the experts, swine flu spreads like any other normal seasonal flu.
Thus, coughing and sneezing of an infected person can spread the germ to the nearby people. Even touching contaminated surface can spread the virus. Suppose a person touches a door handle that has been tainted with the germ and again the same person touches someone’s eyes, nose or mouth, the other person will be affected with swine flu.
Symptoms of Swine Flu
Just like the regular flu, the symptoms of swine flu are similar. Some of the common indications of swine flu are cough, sore throat, fever, chills, headache, body aches and tiredness. Some people affected with the disease also report vomiting and diarrhea. Lack of any unique symptom makes it very difficult to detect the presence of the virus in the body. Thus, it is always useful to conduct proper testing if any of the said symptoms are occurring.
Protection against Swine Flu
Swine flu is a very dangerous ailment and it is always better to take right preventive measures to avoid it. You can try some useful remedies of swine flu like washing hands properly, covering mouth and nose and no contact with infected people.
Washing Hands
Be careful that you are washing your hands properly. If you have any common object that is touched and used by others or if you have contacted other people; wash hands appropriately. The virus can get inside your body through nose or mouth and only if the virus gets inside the body, you will feel sickness. Thus, you must maintain a healthy habit and wash your hands with soap and warm water properly so that the germ gets damaged before getting inside your body.
Cover Mouth and Nose
If someone is coughing or sneezing or if you are doing the same, then put a cover on your nose and mouth with your hanky or tissue. This is a general “good habit” and we must maintain it.
Stop Meeting an Infected Person
If someone very close has been diagnosed with swine flu, do not go and meet him/her as this is a contagious disease. Meet only after he or she is completely cured.
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