What You Can Do to Stay Healthy (Posted on CDC Site)

The Center For Disease Control has a site dedicated to the Swine Flu and it can be found here.  Here are some of the tips posted on the CDC site:

There are everyday actions people can take to stay healthy.

• Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it.
• Wash your hands often with soap and water, especially after you cough or sneeze. Alcohol-based hands cleaners are also effective.
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs spread that way.

Try to avoid close contact with sick people.

• Influenza is thought to spread mainly person-to-person through coughing or sneezing of infected people.
• If you get sick, CDC recommends that you stay home from work or school and limit contact with others to keep from infecting them.

NY State has a 24 hour hotline number set-up. The number is 1-800-808-1987. NY State Prevention tips are listed here:

Precautionary measures for both seasonal flu and swine flu include

• • Washing your hands often with soap and warm water. Alcohol-based hand cleansers are also effective.
  • Avoiding people who are ill.
  • Staying home from work or school if you are sick.
  • Using tissue when you cough, sneeze or spit, and dispose of the tissue in a covered trash bin.
  • Keeping hands away from your face. Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth.
  • Cleaning shared space more often such as phone receivers, keyboards, steering wheels and office equipment.
  • Refraining from sharing personal items such as forks, spoons, toothbrushes and towels.

The public can obtain more information about swine flu and precautionary measures at DOH’s web site at www.nyhealth.gov.

Michelelmalkin.com has a story on the topic regarding the Swine flu and immigration.

SOME SWINE FLU SYMPTOMS:

The disease’s symptoms  – fever, sore throat, cough, congestion, chills, headache, body aches and fatigue. Some patients also report diarrhea and vomiting. If you have symptoms, see your doctor. Prescription antiviral drugs are most effective when given within 48 hours of the appearance of symptoms.

The WORLD HEALTH ORG HAS GOOD INFO ON THE TOPIC. PLEASE CLICK HERE TO GO TO WHO OR GO HERE

http://www.who.int/csr/swine_flu/swine_flu_faq.pdf

NOW A TOTAL OF 40 CASES HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED IN THE U.S.A. AND AT LEAST 8 IN NEW YORK. PLEASE SHARE THE PREVENTION TIPS WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY. THANK YOU. THERE HAVE BEEN 103 DEATHS IN MEXICO DUE TO THE SWINE FLU.

UPDATE: 4/28 – 50 CASES NOW IN THE USA. Here is a good story packed with info located on the BBC.