10 Ways to Prevent Swine (or any) Fl10 Flu

Got this very nice tips from my in-house clinic helpdesk.

1. Wash your hands, wash your hands, wash your hands!
2. When water isn't available, use alcohol-based liquid hand sanitizers frequently. If using a gel, rub your hands until the gel is dry. It does not require water to work; the alcohol in it wil kil hand germs.
3. If you sneeze or cough, cover your nose or mouth and avoiding rubbing or touching your eyes and nose. Cold and flu are often spread by hand-to-hand contact, so avoid directly facing an individual who is coughing and sneezing. If you do sneeze into your hands, make sure you clean them, and do this EVERY time you sneeze or cough.
4. Limit your exposure (even brief contact) to those "suferers," especialy during the first several days of their flu symptoms.
5. Stay home if you're experiencing any flu symptoms. Do not report to work!
6. For individuals who are excessively stressed, some studies favor the use of daily vitamin C during the cold and flu season.
7. Eating a balanced diet and geting adequate sleep is a good first step in keeping your immune system from geting overly stressed. When you're rested, you wil be beter prepared to fight of ilness.
8. Remind your children to practice healthy habits. And of course that means lots of hand washing, covering their mouth when they cough or sneeze and using hand sanitizers when water isn't available.
9. Routinely clean and disinfect. Disinfecting actualy destroys germs, it doesn't just clean surfaces. Folow instructions of al disinfectants. Germs may live on countertops and surfaces for hours or even days.
10. Finally, if you have flu symptoms, immediately go to see doctors!