Although swine influenza is highly contagious, there are certain procedures that you can take to keep yourselves away from the virus. At this time, it is best for everyone to go trough a little trouble to ensure the safety of others. For example, it is advised that you should
cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when coughing or sneezing and wash your hands with soap thoroughly after to avoid the spreading of the germs.
· wash your hands frequently with soap or alcohol-based hands cleaners, especially after you share common equipment and touch public facilities.
· avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth, especially after you touch any public facilities including elevator buttons and public rest rooms facilities. As the major way for spreading influenza is through aerosol and body fluid including even tears, you should wear a mask if you are sick and develop with upper respiratory symptoms. If you are sick with fever, you are advised to stay home and stay away from the crowd and also consul a doctor immediately.
Showing posts with label Pig Flu. Show all posts
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Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Swine Flu is Spreading
The Swine Flu virus seems to have no sign of stopping and is spreading across the Atlantic to Europe and moving onwards. Asia is expected to get hit by swine flu soon. The latest statistics indicated that 64 laboratory cases have been confirmed swine flu in the United States with no deaths, 26 confirmed cases of infection including 7 deaths in Mexico, 6 in Canada, 3 in New Zealand, 2 in United Kingdom, 2 in Israel and 2 in Spain and all with no deaths..
New York, where was a hard hit area by swine flu had 45 laboratory confirmed cases alone according to the latest figure of Centers for disease Control and Prevention in the United States. The bad news was that the outbreak of (H1N1) in New York might have spread from one school to another in New York City, probably bringing the infected number up even more.
Although the disease is related to pig, officials from the World Health Organization advised that there is no risk of infection from the virus from consumption of well-cooked pork. People should stay calm and not to be over react to the current situation. Also, medical professionals advised that people should not take Tamiflu unnecessarily and use it only under the prescription of a doctor.
New York, where was a hard hit area by swine flu had 45 laboratory confirmed cases alone according to the latest figure of Centers for disease Control and Prevention in the United States. The bad news was that the outbreak of (H1N1) in New York might have spread from one school to another in New York City, probably bringing the infected number up even more.
Although the disease is related to pig, officials from the World Health Organization advised that there is no risk of infection from the virus from consumption of well-cooked pork. People should stay calm and not to be over react to the current situation. Also, medical professionals advised that people should not take Tamiflu unnecessarily and use it only under the prescription of a doctor.
Swine Influenza – The Latest
The updated information indicated that the Swine flu has become worse and an urgent which was the second meeting was held by the Emergency Committee of the World Health Organization on April 27, 2009 to discuss the latest situation.
The Director-General had raised the level of influenza pandemic alert from phase 3 to 4 indicating that the situation has become worsened and the disease would sustain human to human transmission, meaning that everyone in the world including the uninfected areas should be high alert of the situation and taking every necessary precaution to protect oneself from the swine flu virus because the likelihood of a pandemic has increased.
It was also noted that international travelers must take extra precaution when travelling to the United States, Canada and especially Mexico where the swine influenza A (H1N1) virus was originated. As of April 27, 2009, it was reported that the suspected death toll from swine flu escalating to 149 people and close to 2,000 people have been hospitalized with serious cases of pneumonia in Mexico. While the number was indeed shocking, one would be equally shocking to hear that the actual number of confirmed cases of swine flu was still unknown by the Government of Mexico. As of April 27, 2009, it was reported that there were 18 laboratory confirmed cases of swine flu virus in Mexico.
Giving the rising death toll, the government of Mexico is now urging for the decision to close all schools nationwide and restricts large gatherings in the public which will further damage the already gloomy economy in Mexico.
Nevertheless, international travelers are warned by each individual country at this time not to travel to Mexico unless it is absolutely necessary as some expect that the worst is yet to come.
The Director-General had raised the level of influenza pandemic alert from phase 3 to 4 indicating that the situation has become worsened and the disease would sustain human to human transmission, meaning that everyone in the world including the uninfected areas should be high alert of the situation and taking every necessary precaution to protect oneself from the swine flu virus because the likelihood of a pandemic has increased.
It was also noted that international travelers must take extra precaution when travelling to the United States, Canada and especially Mexico where the swine influenza A (H1N1) virus was originated. As of April 27, 2009, it was reported that the suspected death toll from swine flu escalating to 149 people and close to 2,000 people have been hospitalized with serious cases of pneumonia in Mexico. While the number was indeed shocking, one would be equally shocking to hear that the actual number of confirmed cases of swine flu was still unknown by the Government of Mexico. As of April 27, 2009, it was reported that there were 18 laboratory confirmed cases of swine flu virus in Mexico.
Giving the rising death toll, the government of Mexico is now urging for the decision to close all schools nationwide and restricts large gatherings in the public which will further damage the already gloomy economy in Mexico.
Nevertheless, international travelers are warned by each individual country at this time not to travel to Mexico unless it is absolutely necessary as some expect that the worst is yet to come.
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