How To Care For Someone That Has Swine Flu

You should know how to care for someone that has swine flu just in case. The first thing that you need to do is recognize the symptoms.

Symptoms of Swine Flu - Symptoms of the swine flu may include some or all of the following: spike in fever 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit or above, cough, headache, aching joints, nasal congestion, general fatigue. You can also have other symptoms such as vomiting.

Get Them To The Doctor - The swine flu can be deadly so the sooner your friend or loved one sees a doctor the better. A doctor can prescribe flu drugs such as Tamiflu or Relenza to reduce the flu symptoms. This is essential for a healthy recovery.

Wear Masks - Both you and your sick loved one should wear masks. It is imperative that you learn how to care for someone that has swine flu properly so that the virus is not spread.

Wash Your Hands - Wash your hands often throughout your day and wash them thoroughly. Sing the happy birthday song while you are washing your hands to make sure that you have washed them thoroughly. If you cannot wash your loved ones hands in a sink, you can use hand wipes or hand sanitizing gel.

Medication - Make sure they take their prescribed medication at the correct time and for the dosage specified by the doctor. Tamiflu normally is taken twice per day for 5 days.

Tissues - Make sure that your loved one has plenty of clean tissues to cough and sneeze into and a plastic bag to throw them away in.

Flu Virus - The flu virus only lasts on surfaces for a few hours. However, you should still clean surfaces that are regularly touched by your sick loved one such as door handles, light switches, toilets, and sinks.

Keep them Indoors - Keep your sick loved one away from others. Tell everyone not to come in your home. Do not take your loved one out unless it is to the doctor. Do not let them go out until all of their symptoms have subsided. This flu is highly contagious and deadly. It may not be deadly for your loved one but if they gave it to someone else, it could kill them.

Now you know how to care for someone that has swine flu properly.

How To Avoid Swine Flu

If you have been wondering how to avoid the swine flu, there are things that you can do to protect yourself. The swine flu is transmitted to people who work in close proximity with farm animals such as pigs. People can then transmit the virus to other humans by nasal secretions and coughing. To protect yourself you need to avoid high risk areas and wear protective masks when you believe you are in a high risk area.

TRAVELERS FROM MEXICO - People recently returning from Mexico (last two weeks) should be considered high risk. If they have not developed symptoms within 2 weeks of their return from Mexico, they are probably safe from the swine flu virus. Avoid individuals that have recently returned from Mexico.

TRAVEL TO MEXICO - Unless it is an emergency, you should not travel to Mexico at this time. There are a large number of swine flu outbreaks in Cancun and Mexico City. If you are required to travel to these areas you should wear a face mask and not touch other people. No handshaking, kissing or hugging in these high risk areas. You can practice how to avoid the swine flu.

FARMS - You should also avoid farms that have pigs and birds. The swine flu is a mixture of the swine flu and avian flu. Additional areas to avoid are petting zoos and other places where pigs are in the public view.

WASH HANDS - Wash your hands thoroughly and with soap for the length of the happy birthday song. You should wash your hands many times a day but especially before touching your face, eating and after you have used the bathroom.

PREVENTION - If you are sick (even if you don't think you have the swine flu) cough and sneeze into a tissue and then throw the tissue away. If you do not have a tissue, cough or sneeze into the inside of your elbow instead of into your hands.

You can learn how to avoid the swine flu and practice it.

How To Prevent Swine Flu

Everyone is wondering how to prevent swine flu.

According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), there are very few cases of swine flu in the U.S. each year. There are documented cases of pigs passing the flu to humans and then humans passing the flu to other humans.

The flu is normally prevalent during the fall and winter season just as flu is for humans. It is normally passed to humans that are in close proximity to pigs either at a farm, county fair, petting zoo. The human that comes in contact with it can then pass it to other humans.

Wash your hands thoroughly if you have been in contact with farm animals at any location.

You should also use caution when coming in contact with anyone that has entered this country from another country in the last two weeks.

If we work together we can prevent swine flu.