Unpublicized preventative steps for Swine Flu (Must Read)

Busy Bee · #1 08-26-2009, 02:53 AM

This is a really good post I came across

[URL]http://www.indiabroadband.net/general-offtopic-discussions/22226-unpublicized-preventative-steps-swine-flu-must-read.html[/URL]

Please take the time to read and practice these measures.

hirami · #2 09-02-2009, 02:12 AM

Thanks, but I've heard a lot of these before as preventative steps to take against contracting Swine Flu. It's not that they're not publicized, it's just that people don't listen and take these steps. I remember going to a college, and they had a sign up in the bathroom with steps like these to prevent getting Swine Flu.

redamethyst · #3 09-02-2009, 04:07 AM

Thank you for sharing the information. If people would just read and listen and understand those preventive measure they won't really panic on getting the flu on themselves. Prevention is better than cure.

mamabear · #4 09-03-2009, 06:30 AM

Quote:

[url]http://www.indiabroadband.net/genera...must-read.html[/url]

While you are still healthy and not showing any symptoms of H1N1
infection, in order to prevent proliferation, aggravation of symptoms
and development of secondary infections, some very simple steps - not
fully highlighted in most official communications - can be practiced
(instead of focusing on how to stock N95 or Tamiflu):

1. Frequent hand-washing (well highlighted in all official communications).

2. "Hands-off-the-face" approach. Resist all temptations to touch any
part of face (unless you want to eat, bathe or slap).

3. Gargle twice a day with warm salt water (use Listerine if you
don't trust salt). H1N1 takes 2-3 days after initial infection in the
throat/ nasal cavity to proliferate and show characteristic symptoms.
Simple gargling prevents proliferation. In a way, gargling with salt
water has the same effect on a healthy individual that Tamiflu has on
an infected one. Don't underestimate this simple, inexpensive and
powerful preventative method.

4. Similar to 3 above, clean your nostrils at least once every day
with warm salt water. Not everybody may be good at Jala Neti or Sutra
Neti (very good Yoga asanas to clean nasal cavities), but blowing the
nose hard once a day and swabbing both nostrils with cotton buds
dipped in warm salt water is very effective in bringing down viral
population.

5. Boost your natural immunity with foods that are rich in Vitamin C
(Amla and other citrus fruits). If you have to supplement with Vitamin
C tablets, make sure that it also has Zinc to boost absorption.

6. Drink as much of warm liquids as you can. Drinking warm liquids
has the same effect as gargling, but in the reverse direction. They
wash off proliferating viruses from the throat into the stomach where
they cannot survive, proliferate or do any harm.

All these are simple ways to prevent, within means of most households,
and certainly much less painful than to wait in long queues outside
public hospitals.

I have heard about # 1 often enough, but all the others are new to me. I've also heard about drinking more liquids but not warm liquids.

abeja_reina_1989 · #5 09-03-2009, 12:36 PM

The main thing that I've heard is, if you're sick for a long period of time, go to the doc and everything will be fine. The only people that have died are either really young, really old, or not going to the doc even though they are consistently sick.. so, nothing to be scared of

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