How to Protect Children from Swine Flu

Swine Flu is spreading throughout the world and more cases are being reported almost hourly. But as a Mom your focus for the swine flu is much closer to home, how to protect your children from swine flu?

The optimal method for protecting children from the swine flu is to use common sense. Just like for any easily spread illness, children can protect themselves from swine flu by taking some pretty simple

 measures that we teach them all the time.

Make sure that children are washing their hands all the time. Not just after using the bathroom, but after they come in from playing outside, or after running errands. Germs live everywhere and especially in places were lots of people go every day, like the grocery store, drug store, shopping mall or an airport.

If soap and water is not available then carry the alcohol based hand cleaners and wipe children's hands frequently to help avoid the swine flu. Be extra cautious in elevators and escalators, where germs for diseases like the swine flu are prevalent, and wipe children's hands with cleansers after being in them. Also wipe the handle of any shopping carts that are used with cleanser before touching them.

Also make sure that children are covering their noses and mouths when sneezing or coughing. This will help to stop the spread of any germs including the swine flu. If you notice people around you that are sneezing or coughing without covering their nose and mouth then move the children to a different area right away.

If you live in an area where an outbreak of the swine flu has already been reported then be extra cautious about where children are taken outside the home. If your child has a compromised immune system, for any reason, then keep the child at home until you are more comfortable that it is safe to take your child out.

Make sure that you and your family are getting plenty of sleep, eating a balanced diet and drinking adequate water in order to stay as healthy as possible all the time. Your body will be better equipped to fight any infection that way, not just avoid catching the swine flu.

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Pandemic Swine Flu Preparations

Pandemic Swine Flu Preparations - Associated Content - associatedcontent.comAssociated Content HomeHealth & WellnessHome »Health & Wellness Pandemic Swine Flu PreparationsAdjust font-size:+ –Published April 28, 2009 by:Carol Bengle GilbertView Profile | Follow | Add to FavoritesMore:Flu SymptomsSwine Flu PandemicSwine Flu DeathsSymptoms of Swine FluAre You Ready If Swine Flu Hits Your Community?The World Health Organization raised the influenza pandemic alert level to 4 on a 6 point scale Monday, indicating that the swine flu virus A/H1N1 is capable of sustained human to human transmission. The outbreak which began in Mexico has quickly swept throughout the world, with confirmed or suspected cases reported in 8 U.S. states (California, Texas, Kansas, New York, Ohio, North Carolina, South Carolina and New Jersey), Canada, Spain, France, New Zealand, Israel, Switzerland, Denmark, Sweden, Italy, and the United Kingdom by Monday.

The CDC is urging Americans to prepare for the possibility of severe swine flu outbreaks and even deaths, despite the mildness of U.S. outbreaks to date. While the swine flu is suspected of infecting almost 2,000 and causing 149 deaths in Mexico, all 48 people with swine flu in the U.S. so far have or are recovering.

Do you know what to do if swine flu ravages your community?

Know the Signs of Swine Flu A/H1N1

Know the symptoms of swine flu so you can identify potential infection: fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, headaches, chills and fatigue. Diarrhea, vomiting, pneumonia and respiratory failure are also possible.

People experiencing flu symptoms who think they might have contracted swine flu should contact their doctors from their homes for advice. The doctor may prescribe antivirals (Tamiflu (ages 1 and older) or Relenza (ages 5 and older for prevention, 7 and older for treatment)) which can potentially make the flu less intense and of shorter duration. Other antivirals are ineffective against swine flu. Unless the symptoms indicate an emergency, use of a hospital is not recommended.

Swine Flu: When Emergency Medical Attention is Needed

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07/08/2009Journalist Files Charges Against WHO and UN for Bioterrorism and Intent to Commit Mass Murder.Austrian investigative journalist is warning the world that the greatest crime in the history of humanity is underway.Jane Burgermeister has recently filed criminal charges with the FBI againstthe World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations (UN), and several of the highest ranking government corporate officials including President Obama, David deRoschild and David Rockefeller concerning bioterrorism and attempts to commit mass murder.She has also prepared an injunction against forced vaccination which is being filed in America. These actions follow her chargesfiled in April against Baxter AG and Avir Green Hills Biotechnology of Austria for producing contaminated bird flu vaccine. Read it all at http://www.naturalnews.com/026503_pandemic_swine_flu_bioterrorism.html and http://en.wordpress.com/tag/jane-burgermeister/ and http://www.wikio.com/themes/Jane+BurgermeisterDonald Pennington
06/01/2009Good tips on the flu in general. Flu is a killer.Marlene Frazier
04/30/2009As a person closely involved with this situation, you have given the public good advice...Thank you...Too many people are trying to give advice based on very little information...More people need to prepare themselves for the real threat rather than worry about certain immune system vitamins at this point...Thank you for your well documented article....Patricia Sheasley Sicilia
04/29/2009Good advice. Personally, I'm just avoiding crowds.samaira
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04/29/2009Solid advice!!Pam Gaulin
04/28/2009Great info!Sylvia Cochran
04/28/2009Solid info. There is a rumor going around L.A. that a young man (in his 30s or early 40s) died from pneumonia caused by the swine flu, but thus far there is nothing confirmed. Charlotte Kuchinsky
04/28/2009Good to know; not that my military doctors would ever check for it anyway.jcorn
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News Alert: Swine Flu, Pregnancy and Fertility

With the swine flu now holding the potential for a worldwide pandemic, there is perhaps no one more worried about getting sick than women who are pregnant.

This is particularly true for those of you over 35 who may already be struggling with fertility issues - or maybe undergoing fertility treatments right

 now.

The good news is that pregnancy doesn't necessarily increase your risk for getting the swine flu - or any other type of flu. However, it is important to note that if you do get the flu while you are pregnant, studies show you are up to five times more likely to suffer serious complications - such as pneumonia. And that is often where most of the flu fatalities lie.

In terms of risks to your baby, the greatest threat from illnesses such as the flu occur from high fevers in the mother during pregnancy. Sustained body temperature over 101 degrees, and particularly over 102 degrees can increase the risk of miscarriage and lead to an increased risk of neural tube defects in your baby - which include life-threatening malformations of the brain and spine.

The good news is there are things you can do to prevent these problems even if you get the flu.

The first is to control your fever.The March of Dimes recommends acetaminophen (Tylenol) but talk to your doctor first to make certain it's okay for you. You should also try to keep your body as cool as possible with cold compresses, and drink plenty of fluids. Pregnancy is not the time to "sweat out " a fever.

Second is continue to take your prenatal vitamins - particularly 1000 mcg of folic acid. Studies conducted at the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities in England, found that women who took a multi vitamin high in folic acid during pregnancy decreased their baby's risk of birth defects, even if they ran a fever while pregnant.

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The Turmoil of Changing Terminals: The Effects of Swine Flu

With the arrival of the swine flu in the U.S. both airlines and the people travelling on them are left in a panic. Airline managers are screening the public as well as their employees while travelers are altering their  vacation plans in light of the current situation. Public alerts have been issued and the danger level of this potential epidemic has reached 5 on a scale of 6. As such, many people, myself included, have been forced to cancel or change our air travel habits and plans.

Being a constant traveler, the swine flu has greatly affected my schedule for the worst. As my career calls for it, I find myself constantly jetting in between states, at my own expense of course. The recent unveiling of this new scourge has not only interfered with my travel plans, but has also required me to completely change it altogether. Any and all flight routes that had been partitioned with a stop in New Mexico had to be painstakingly edited out of my agenda so as to avoid the imminent pandemic. Although it would seem to most people that such fears would be a little over the top, many, if not all of my airline trips had an ETA of at least two hours, more than enough time to contract a virus.

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Fight Mexican Swine Flu Pandemic with Exercise

A swine flu, originating from Mexico, may reach pandemic proportions, according to the World Health Organization. The Mexican swine flu virus, originally being transmitted from pig to pig, has now been getting  transferred from human to human. Current vaccines are useless, according to the WHO.

WHO reports that the swine flu has "pandemic potential." So what can one do, next to loading up on vitamin C and avoiding close proximity to other people? The problem with a swine flu pandemic is that the virus is so aggressive that, unlike typical flu sicknesses, many people besides those classically at high risk for flu, would end up contracting the virus and dying.

This means apparently healthy people in their twenties through middle-age. Children and the elderly have historically high risk for contracting the influenza virus, as do people with compromised immune systems. A swine flu pandemic couldn't care less if you were elderly, a preschooler or an active 30-year-old. This is why seemingly healthy adults need to prepare. Hardcore exercise will boost the immune system.

Exercise should consist of cardio and weight lifting. When a virus invades the body, this is an assault on the body. The body "perceives" this invasion as a stressor or trauma. The body's defense mechanisms go into high gear, and a fever results. But sometimes, the body's defense becomes overwhelmed with the trauma or stressor, and death results.

One might say that, in cases as these, the body was not prepared for the trauma. The swine viral invasion was way too shocking to the body's immune system.

If you make a habit of exercising at a hardcore, strenuous, punishing and grueling level (cardio exercise, weightlifting exercise), you will train your immune system to be more prepared for an invasion. This is because every time you engage in a punishing workout, you subject the body to severe trauma, from which it is forced to figure out how to recover from.

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How to Take Care of Someone that Has Swine Flu

If someone in your household has swine flu then you are going to need to know how to take care of them and protect the rest of your family. First thing you need to do is get a professional medical  diagnosis that the person does in fact have the swine flu. Once that is verified then other steps need to be taken.

Tip #1 How to Take Care of Someone that has Swine Flu

Check with your doctor whether or not antiviral medications for the swine flu need to be taken. Some people can recover from the swine flu without taking the antiviral medications. Remember that special care will be needed for ill pregnant women and people with other conditions such as diabetes, asthma, and heart disease.

Tip #2 How to Take Care of Someone that has Swine Flu

Make sure that the infected person stays home for seven full days after the swine flu begins to show signs and the fever is gone. The patient needs to get plenty of rest during this time and drink lots of fluids to include: water, broth and sports drinks.

Tip #3 How to Take Care of Someone that has Swine Flu

Be sure that the person who has the swine flu is covering their nose and mouth when they cough and sneeze. Keep an alcohol-based hand cleaner next to the ill person so that they can clean their hands all the time. Make sure that there are additional bottles of hand cleaner throughout the house for the other members of the household to use all the time also.

Tip #4 How to Take Care of Someone that has Swine Flu

If you are the caregiver of someone that has the swine flu make sure that you spend very little time face-to-face with the ill person. Do not allow them to cough in your face if it can be avoided. For very small children make sure that you place their chin on your shoulder or pointed away from your body when they cough.

The Center for Disease Control recommends that the caregiver wear a mask when they need to be face-to-face with someone who is infected with swine flu. They also recommend that the caregiver wear a mask when they leave the house so that they do not possibly infect others.

Tip #5 How to Take Care of Someone that has Swine Flu

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Swine Flu Incubation Periods Being Discussed in the News as Swine Flu Outbreak Continues

With the recent swine flu outbreak comes worries about both swine flu symptoms and what the swine flu incubation period is considered. The disease continues to spread to Mexico, and  with even more cases popping up in the southern United States, as well as in a New Zealand group that had visited the country, worry is starting to spread about exactly what this virus can do, and how contagious it can be in humans. With that in mind, it is important to be very aware of swine flu symptoms and how long the flu stays in the human body.

The answer to how long that the swine flu can be contagious, or how long the swine flu incubation period can be is unfortunately a variable number depending on who has contracted the virus. According to information from the Minnesota Star Tribune, "infected persons are contagious for up to seven days from the onset or longer if they continue to display symptoms." This is taken directly from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but is a tad unfortunate, because that means that there is no specific number of days that can be assigned to someone who has been determined to have the swine flu.

Some of the most prevalent swine flu symptoms are fevers, a cough, or a sore throat, which again, also translate to being symptoms of other diseases. Some of those who have contracted swine flu have also been seen to have diarrhea or uncontrollable vomiting, with others also having additional symptoms of just not feeling very well at first. In all documented instances, the swine flu has shown that a fever is one of the ways that the body is trying to deal with the virus, so an elevated internal temperature is definitely something to watch for if you or someone you know has been in an infected area. In all instances, make sure to have it documented by a registered physician rather than just assuming that you may have become sick because of the swine flu.

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