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Practice good personal hygiene to protect family
Since in recent weeks, influenza A (H1N1) is the subject of a life-threatening to the entire world community. Outbreak of disease that is increasingly worrisome to the number of cases detected over 2000 reported involving 21 countries and a large number of deaths due to H1N1.
At this stage, it is important for the public to take precautions against the threat of new cold as well as build awareness about safety measures to be taken to prevent it from spreading.
As we know, at this stage, the outbreak of H1N1 cause difficulty in breathing caused by a new virus is a mixture of two types of virus that pig viruses to humans and birds the genetic elements that can infect other people. Early signs, such as H1N1 is the flu, including fever, cough, headache, muscle pain and numb-numb joints, sore throat and runny nose and vomiting and sometimes of diarrhea.
The disease began to spread when an infected person by hand to cover your mouth when coughing or sneezing and then touching any surface, or when the drip-drip of water into the air. Those not infected are likely breathe polluted air, or touching the hands of those who are infected or contaminated surfaces and exposed to the disease.
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Therefore, to prevent it from spreading, one should always maintain proper hygiene; for example, close your mouth and nose when you cough or sneeze with tissue or by hand and then throw the tissue promptly, and always wash your hands with antibacterial soap or water .
If you are ill or are affected by symptoms such as flu, stay at home and avoid contact with others, do not go to a place filled with people, public places or using public transport. Avoid touching the eyes, nose and mouth as the secretion of the place has a virus and can infect others.
Signs and symptoms of the disease can be shifted from adults to children, and individuals to other individuals. Hence, here are several warning signs as precautionary measures.
Although the vaccine is most effective ways to protect the public during an outbreak of influenza, until now, there is no vaccine that can fight the virus H1N1. However, some precautions can be taken to prevent ourselves from being infected.
For a start, try to avoid touching the eyes, nose, ears and mouth, as this is the easiest way for IU virus into the body. You are also advised to always wash your hands with antibacterial soap and rinse with water than just water alone. Use the correct technique as described below as a guide:
Avoid standing too crowded and ventilation as well as maintain good personal hygiene. If you plan to go abroad, it is better to postpone the first outbreak was really pleased.
However, the government in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) to take necessary steps to control the spread of H1N1 such as having H1N1 screening of any symptoms at all entry points in Malaysia to local citizens and foreign nationals in addition to disseminating medical advice to the public .
So, with all relevant information available, you should protect the family from further contact with the epidemic to help Malaysia free of H1N1 infected. Most important, it is the responsibility of all parties to take necessary steps to prevent the flu virus from spreading.
One can start by maintaining good personal hygiene by maintaining optimal hygiene at all times. Always wash hands with antibacterial cleanser LifeBuoy hand not only protect you from contact with harmful bacteria, but also moisturize your hands and make your skin scented.
Apart from washing your hands frequently, shower with antibacterial cleaner body after returning home are also simple steps that can be taken to prevent bringing home germs and bacteria harmful to your family.
Among the signs that need to be examined in children:
* Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath
* Lips turn blue
* Often exhausted or are not able to move
* Stiffness in the neck
* Seems confused
* Experienced seizures or convulsions
* Do not urinate for 12 hours
Among the signs in the elderly:
* Fever lasts for more than five days
* Cough without phlegm
* It's hard to breathe, even while resting
* Chest pain when breathing
* Lips turned blue
* Recurrent fever and shortness of breath seemed to have recovered despite
* Fainting
Clean your hands to prevent infection of H1N1
1. Mix the soap into the palm of your hand.
2. Rub a whole until it is frothy.
3. Sental in the gap as the radius of the area known as 'the most popular place' by the bacteria.
4. Sental each finger on the palm until it is clean.
5. Rub the back of the hand and wrist.
6. Finally, rinse well with water in a clean and dry with a clean cloth or tissue.
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(Cited above is extracted & translated from article by the Ministry of Health)
