The Precautions you should take when traveling to another country during an H1N1 pandemic

Braniff Watson — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 07:49:07 +0000

In early 2009, the world was shaken by the news of a new influenza virus that was spreading around Mexico and slaughtering some of those infected. First dubbed ’swine flu’ by the media, the H1N1 flu pathogen has been spreading fast across all 5 continents in the time of this writing. The H1N1 influenza pathogen has received much media attention as it is highly contagious.

it could also cause death in high risk groups like youngsters, pregnant girls, the old and those suffering from medical illnesses like diabetes, hypertension, heart problems, obesity and other medical issues.The deaths aren’t from the virus itself but the H1N1 virus can increase present medical problems and often cause other issues like pneumonia, leading to death.

Looking after Your General Health the most vital thing is to look after your general health.

Exercise constantly and eat a correct diet with lots of fresh veggies, fruits and plain water. Cut back on high cholesterol and sweet products like soft drinks, sweet treats and junk food. Remember, obesity is one of the high risk groups for H1N1-related deaths. Private cleanliness care is most important as the virus can spread thru contact with a polluted surface like a door handle, railings, table surfaces and so on. Rinse your hands with an antiseptic hand-wash often, particularly after going to public places like toilets, cafes and sitting on public transport.

Carry antiseptic hand-wipes or tissues to wipe your hands after touching doors, tables, escalator handholds, turnstiles, public telephone booths and other surfaces in public areas. The H1N1 virus can linger on any surface for over a couple of hours and you will become infected thru contact.

You will have touched a poisoned surface and may transfer the H1N1 virus unknowingly to oneself. Wearing a face mask might help to remind you not to touch your face. Visit a Doctor and Then Stay at Home If You Are Sick . If you’re sick and suspect that you’ve got the H1N1 flu, then go to a doctor to find treatment. When you have been to the doctors, remain at home while you recuperate if your condition isn’t serious. Typically , those that are in the high risk groups or who start to show symptoms of other medical issues such as pneumonia will be warded at the infirmary for further treatments. If you’re traveling in a foreign country, it is careful to grasp the local emergency numbers for an ambulance and the closest hospice in the event of emergencies. If you show indications of an influenza, go to the closest hospice instantly to find treatment.

Later, if you aren’t hospitalized, stay at your hotel room to recuperate.

You’ll have travel or hospital insurance plans that will cover the price of medical treatment in a foreign country. Before you leave your country to go traveling, do check with your insurance agent that you are covered in the event of a H1N1 emergency during your travels. Medical costs can be costly in another country and you have to be prepared in the event of an emergency.

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Here Is Why I Changed My Mind About Swine Flu

dhanny — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:27:15 +0000

I suspect that for most people their concern about swine flu peaked the day that the World Health Organization raised their warning level all the way up to level 6 and declared that they were at “full pandemic status”. Since then the world has not melted or anything, so we have all gone back to business as usual. I know that I have, and I think most people have taken the view that this thing is pretty much yesterday’s story and that swine flu is about as harmful as a drink of water.

And you know what? So far, it looks as if that’s about right (yes, some people have died of swine flu complications, but a lot less than were initially expected). I have to admit that I was starting to feel the same way, but I have just finished reading a book called “Survive Pandemic Flu – Understand and Protect Against Novel Strains Of Influenza”, and what I found out is that looks can be deceiving when it comes to strains of flu. The author points out that the last time we saw a flu strain like this novel H1N1 strain begin spreading around the world, it ended with the deaths of about 100 million people.

It did not happen that long ago either. It was 1918, less than a century ago. An H1N1 strain came out of nowhere at about the same time of the year, spring time, and then vanished a month or two later without causing much of a problem. But then it came back in the fall.

This time it was completely changed, and that dopey virus that caused little loss of sleep in the early part of the year was suddenly dropping people in their tracks. Those that turned blue did not last very long, and in most cities around the world they quickly ran out of coffins and had to stack corpses in makeshift piles and bury them in mass graves.

Well, I could go on about the obvious parallels between the strain that emerged in 1918 and the one we are dealing with in 2009. But really, I would only be scratching the surface of a very involved story that actually goes back to Abraham Lincoln and something he did during the Civil War. Something which guaranteed that even if nature acting on its own does not come up with a twin version of that 1918 strain, we may yet get to experience it again anyway.

That was just one of the surprising things I discovered in Survive Pandemic Flu, and I can guarantee you that those “idiot” WHO officials that we all laughed at earlier when they raised the alarm and then nothing bad seemed to happen, well, they aren’t quite the idiots we made them out to be. Not by a long shot.

Trust me, if you think all those swine flu warnings were hype and that our troubles are now behind us, then you are going to be one of the 99 percent of the population that gets caught with its pants down when the nasty hits the fan. No one knows whether it will be this year, the next, or five years from now. But if you would rather be among the one percent whose family isn’t taken by surprise, get ahold of this book. Heck, for the cost of cheap family meal you get an education that might just save the life of a family member one day.

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Usually when someone tells you that some book they are recommending may be the most important one you will read this year, you already KNOW that it is a line. But in this case, that’s just not true. At any rate, you can decide for yourself when you go check it out. You can thank me later for pointing you in the right direction.

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At the very least, sign up to grab the introductory chapters of the book. If you read those and you still think you and your family have nothing to fear from the next pandemic you will at least know where to find the information later if you discover you were wrong.

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Here Is Why I Changed My Mind About Swine Flu