Avian Influenza Supplement 4 - What should I do if I have a breakout of avian flu?
Intended to complete the bird flu to the reader what can be done quickly to inform you when an outbreak of bird flu problem in this country.
Avian influenza or bird flu is a strain of influenza type A virus found in birds. Currently, there are a lot of concern about this disease and the recent H5N1 virus, which has proven to be very lethal, if awarded with his people.
This strain, which wasIt was believed to be located in the south-east Asia, it has been shown in over 14 countries, and while most infections from direct contact with sick birds, has recently been shown to pass from person to person, in extreme cases. The main concern of health authorities at this stage is when the virus develops the ability to transmit easily from person to person (as usual, we are ordinary flu viruses), it could mean a global pandemic with millions of lives at risk.
Thebest action to take if an outbreak is updated and keep as healthy as possible during the outbreak, by common sense and a few other simple and practical guidelines.
Our government and many others around the world have stored drugs and treatments and plans for distribution of this site. They will be more likely to survive, following these guidelines and is waiting to be distributed to the medication, as you pointHospitals and doctors' panic demanding drugs and treatments. History has shown that this happens, be informed and not be part of mania.
1 non-essential travel and avoid large crowds, especially indoors with poor ventilation. There has been some controversy on the effectiveness of the mask against the avian flu, but if you absolutely had large groups, it could not hurt.
2 Keep alert and hygiene together with other people in your home. Wash your hands often. Do not touch her face with her hands, which were not washed. Clean and disinfect hard surfaces, door handles, kitchens and other high-contact surfaces often.
3 Cover your nose and mouth when sneezing and coughing.
4 For each sign of disease or infection with common medications, you should have around the house to treat ordinary flu. This may include ibuprofen, acetaminophen or aspirin. Do not treat the infection, but may reduce the severity> Symptoms and buy time before the bit infected more appropriate treatment is delivered.
Supplemented with the following simple tips and guidelines in this set have bird flu, you should still be able to prevent diseases and infections, and the means to address the infection, if it happens to you or your family. Much of it seems common sense, but in the event of a pandemic, there is nothing more uncommon than common sense.
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