Swine Flu Prevention Steps For Overseas Travellers

AVOID PIGS - The swine flu is prevalent among pigs during fall and winter. Avoid farms, petting zoos and county fairs that have livestock.

If you are exposed to farm animals, wash your hands thoroughly after contact and especially before touching your nose or mouth. The swine flu is passed from pigs to humans and humans to humans usually by touching something with the flu virus on it and then touching your nose or mouth.

2.WASH YOUR HANDS REGULARLY - Wash your hands regularly, especially before eating, before touching your face and after using the bathroom. 3.BEWARE - You should use caution when you have contact with someone that has recently (last two weeks) come into this country.

Washing your hands periodically during the day and washing your face at night before you go to bed will keep many germs away. You can protect yourself from getting the swine flu it is very rare in humans.



To prevent flu from spreading further one must undestand two points regarding the transmission of virus, first:

1. Respiratory droplets while sneezing and coughing

2. Via fomites - that is particulate matter on hands on which virus ges deposited when you put your hands on mouth when coughing and sneezing; following which one may shake hands or touch furniture/items like computer keyboards etc thus leading the fomite to other persons hand.

Now this uninfected person touches his face/nose/lips and infect oneself beacuse of virus sitting there. So do no handshake/hug/kiss and if you do wash hands and stay away from crowds and 2 arm length from infected people

59 Swine Flu Found Cases So Far In India

Three more persons, including a couple who travelled to India from the US, tested positive for swine flu on Sunday taking the total number of cases in the country to 59

While two cases were reported from Chennai, the third one was reported from the national capital where a 15-year-old boy tested positive for the disease.

A 29-year-old man and his 25-year-old wife, who travelled from North Carolina to Chennai on June 13, had reported symptoms for swine flu five days later. "They were tested positive today," a Health Ministry official said.

The case from Delhi was that of the teenager who reached the city on June 17 from New York.

Of the total 59 cases, 32 have been discharged while the rest are admitted to various hospitals across the country.

"So far samples of 421 persons have been tested out of which 59 have been tested positive for novel Influenza A [H1N1]. Of these, six are indigenous cases who got the infection from people who travelled from abroad," the official said.

Swine Flu Cases In Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad, India

So far Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India team found Swine Flu Cased nearly about 40+ cases @ Shashabad International Airport.

Doctors are suggesting to check all the passengers in the Flight, just not only feeling not good.

This is really a bad situation where the Swine Flu affected Andhra Pradesh which is upcoming / growing State in India.


Here goes some tips how to stop the Swine Flu -

Swine Flu Symptoms and Prevention Tips

What are the symptoms of swine flu?

The symptoms of swine flu in people are similar to the symptoms of a regular flu:

Fever
Cough
Sore throat
Body aches
Headache
Chills
Fatigue

Some people have reported diarrhea and vomiting associated with swine flu.

Like seasonal flu, swine flu may cause a worsening of underlying chronic medical conditions.

How does swine flu spread?

Spread of this swine influenza A (H1N1) virus is thought to be happening in the same way that seasonal flu spreads.

Flu viruses are spread mainly from person to person through coughing or sneezing of people with influenza.

Sometimes people may become infected by touching something with flu viruses on it and then touching their mouth or nose.

How can someone with the flu infect someone else?

Infected people may be able to infect others beginning 1 day before symptoms develop and up to 7 or more days after becoming sick.

That means that you may be able to pass on the flu to someone else before you know you are sick, as well as while you are sick.

What should I do to keep from getting the flu?

First and most important:

Wash your hands frequently
Try to stay in good general health
Get plenty of sleep
Be physically active
Manage your stress
Drink plenty of fluids
Eat nutritious food
Try not touch surfaces that may be contaminated with the flu virus
Avoid close contact with people who are sick.

What else can I do to protect myself from getting sick?

There is no vaccine available right now to protect against swine flu.

But there are everyday actions that can help prevent the spread of germs that cause respiratory illnesses like influenza.

Take these everyday steps to protect your health:

Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze.
Throw away nasal tissue in the trash after you use it.
Wash your hands often with soap and water, especially after you cough or sneeze.
Alcohol-based hand cleaners are also effective.
Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. (Germs spread this way.)
Try to avoid close contact with sick people.

If you get sick with influenza, recommends that you stay home from work or school and limit contact with others to keep from infecting them.