The first thing in protecting from viruses is to know the symptoms. Knowing the symptoms you will be able to choose suitable preventive steps, thus you will definitely decrease the risk of infection getting into your organism.
These are the symptoms: chills, fever, body aches, headache, sore throat, runny/stuffy nose, besides in some cases you might experience diarrhea as well as vomiting.
Here are several ways to decrease the spread of viruses:
1.When sneezing cover your mouth as well as nose with a napkin.
2. Try not to touch your nose, eyes and mouth.
3. Wash your hands very often for at least 15-20 sec.
4. Stay at home if you feel that you are getting ill.
5. Avoid contact with sick people.
Influenza viruses live on nearly all surfaces for 2 to 8 hours, however they can stay alive longer in your home and in your office. For instance, viruses can survive on paper for 12 hours; on counters, doorknobs – for 48 hours and on the surfaces that are moist for nearly 72 hours. It’s of crucial importance to dust surfaces regularly.
Use household disinfectants to wipe down counters, keyboards as well as tables. This will provide the prevention from spreading AH1N1 as well as other viruses for a particular time. However, usual methods of dusting and cleaning are not enough. To kill the flu virus you need to do the following:
1. Clean surfaces with a disinfectant. To increase the efficiency of your disinfectant you should wipe down the surfaces.
2. Stick strictly to the label’s instructions and leave the disinfectant for the time necessary for it to work. Usually it takes 5 – 10 min.
Schools, colleges and business administrations should enhance their cleaning plans paying particular attention to surfaces which are often touched. These are elevator buttons, desks, and doorknobs. Everybody should have wet wipes in order to clean their working places.
And finally you can protect yourself from the flu by vaccinating. It is highly recommended for those who are mostly at risk due to constant contact with a virus (flu, H1N1).
AH1N1 can kill, but if you follow the above mentioned instructions, you will be able to decrease the risk for your family and coworkers.