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How do i protect myself from Swine Flu?

World health Organization has warn swine flu 'unstoppable, now i feel the only right thing for me to do is get my vaccine shot for H1N1 virus this way it's not going to kill me during the flu season. which is going to possibly happen alot of americans aren't taking this seriously if somehow they get swine flu

i must protect myself from them

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    The best method of protection is prevention. The flu virus is spreading with coughing and sneezing but you may also get by touching something which has the virus and then touching your nose or mouth. There is no vaccine yet because the virus is new; only anti-viral drugs such as Tamiflu (Oseltamivir) that is supposed to work well if started on time. So you have got to take preventive measures – wash hands frequently with soap and water or alcohol-based cleaners to avoid contamination, cover your nose and mouth with tissue when coughing or sneezing and throw it after use into the waste basket, avoid contact with people who are sick, avoid travelling, if you are down with influenza (august is the month for seasonal flu), stay home and avoid contact with others – your immunity is down now and you stand the chance of infecting others.

    Some of the signs are:

    Shortness of breath or difficulty in breathing; chest pain, dizziness, high fever and runny nose, diarrhea and vomiting – if you face any of these, you must take immediate action and rush to the doctor.

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    Hello my name is Mike and the thing that can help you from getting the swine flu is take caution from people who have these symptoms. Fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, headache, chills,fatigue,diarrhea,vomiting,letharg... and lack of appetite. Washing your hands using hand sanitizer every 15 minutes. Drink lots of fluids like, water, orange juice, a lot of vitamin c can help. Go to your doctor if you have these symptoms. If you have a thermometer use it every time you think you are having these symptoms. A fever is temperature in the mouth (oral) is at or over 37.5 °C (99.5 °F). Wearing a Surgical face masks can help. I hope these answer's were helpful have a nice day.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    well i say do what you think is best but look at some forums about how you can protect yourself try GOOGLE and search what you should do about swine flu

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    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    just keeping away from mexicans

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  • wear a condom... works for me

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