Swine Flu up by 50% here in the UK just this last week!!

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Diana Sinclair Posts: 10119 Joined: 3rd Apr 2008 Location: USA	quotePosted at 14:14 on 9th October 2009 Jason, how do you manage to keep yourself healthy? What precautions do you take in your work to keep you safe? My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Judy Carol Posts: 21 Joined: 13th Nov 2007 Location: USA	quotePosted at 14:25 on 9th October 2009 hey guys, I think the key is not to panic over all this. My son-in-law and grandson (12 years) just had the swine flu. It was caught early and they were over it in about a week - just like any other type of flu. No one else in the family caught it. Gargle with salt water, use a nasal rinse, and wash your hands often. If you have other medical conditions that have weakened your system, I would not recommend gathering in large crowds. Don't panic and use precautions. Judy My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Jason T Posts: 7421 Joined: 14th Apr 2004 Location: UK	quotePosted at 14:25 on 9th October 2009 Not a lot really, just luck, wash hands obviously, and if ? swine flu wear face mask, but i'm pretty sure it wouldn't really stop it, just gotta hope our immune systems are up to the job. Apart from swine flu, there's a whole heap of other things we could catch from patients, so we just have to be careful and hope we're lucky i guess. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Diana Sinclair Posts: 10119 Joined: 3rd Apr 2008 Location: USA	quotePosted at 14:37 on 9th October 2009 Judy, good advice that. In fact, I read an article recently that recommended the following as the best preventions against any type of flu: 1. Wash hands frequently for a minimum of 15 seconds (the amount of time it takes to sing the alphabet song) 2. Keep your hands away from your face (eyes, nose, mouth) as much as possible. 3. Before going to bed, and after brushing your teeth, gargle with salt water for a minimum of 30 seconds. 4. (This is gross but...) Again, before going to bed; blow your nose hard, and then, using a cotton swab, swab the inside of each nostril with a solution of salt water. 5. Eat healthy and take a daily multivitamin tablet. 6. Get 7-8 hours of sleep each night. 7. Keep hand sanitizer near by and use it. Not as good as washing your hands but better than nothing. 8. Finally, try to stay away from people who you know or suspect to be sick. Really basic stuff if you think about it. Edited by: Diana Sinclair at:9th October 2009 14:55 My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Jason T Posts: 7421 Joined: 14th Apr 2004 Location: UK	quotePosted at 15:03 on 9th October 2009 On 9th October 2009 14:25, Judy Carol wrote: hey guys, I think the key is not to panic over all this. My son-in-law and grandson (12 years) just had the swine flu. It was caught early and they were over it in about a week - just like any other type of flu. No one else in the family caught it. Gargle with salt water, use a nasal rinse, and wash your hands often. If you have other medical conditions that have weakened your system, I would not recommend gathering in large crowds. Don't panic and use precautions. Judy Yep, thats pretty much the norm, its not pleasant but most people get over it pretty quickly, with no major dramas. Its only the few that get really ill, i think its just that some 18-35's who were previously fit and well have been struck down by it, but the press get hold of this sort of stuff and cause panic, its still the minority at the moment. And like i said earlier, the majority still aren't been confirmed, so we really have no true picture of how many are been affected, lots of people swear they've had it, and really they've had something else! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Jason T Posts: 7421 Joined: 14th Apr 2004 Location: UK	quotePosted at 15:04 on 9th October 2009 On 9th October 2009 14:37, Diana Sinclair wrote: Judy, good advice that. In fact, I read an article recently that recommended the following as the best preventions against any type of flu: 1. Wash hands frequently for a minimum of 15 seconds (the amount of time it takes to sing the alphabet song) 2. Keep your hands away from your face (eyes, nose, mouth) as much as possible. 3. Before going to bed, and after brushing your teeth, gargle with salt water for a minimum of 30 seconds. 4. (This is gross but...) Again, before going to bed; blow your nose hard, and then, using a cotton swab, swab the inside of each nostril with a solution of salt water. 5. Eat healthy and take a daily multivitamin tablet. 6. Get 7-8 hours of sleep each night. 7. Keep hand sanitizer near by and use it. Not as good as washing your hands but better than nothing. 8. Finally, try to stay away from people who you know or suspect to be sick. Really basic stuff if you think about it. Hey Diana, are you giving me permission to stay off work until its all over??? My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Ron Brind Posts: 19041 Joined: 26th Oct 2003 Location: England	quotePosted at 15:22 on 9th October 2009 Yeah, nice one Jason! Lol My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Krissy Posts: 15430 Joined: 8th Jul 2008 Location: USA	quotePosted at 15:32 on 9th October 2009 It's a bit crazy to me that we have to remind the public to wash their hands. Shouldn't that be an everyday practice? I work in a medical lab. They do blood test here and the amount of people who DON'T wash their hands when they should is scary!! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Jason T Posts: 7421 Joined: 14th Apr 2004 Location: UK	quotePosted at 16:10 on 9th October 2009 On 9th October 2009 15:32, Krissy wrote: I'm a bit crazy and we have to be reminded by the public to wash our hands. I have to practice everyday! I work in a medical lab. They do blood test here and the amount of people who wash their hands when they shouldn't is scary!! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Krissy Posts: 15430 Joined: 8th Jul 2008 Location: USA	quotePosted at 16:16 on 9th October 2009 Exactly. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions