Off Topic: Flu Discussion

[bluefin]

Good health habits are also an important way to help prevent the Flu.

Learn more at Stopping the Spread of Germs at Home, Work & School and in our Flu Prevention Toolkit: Real People. Real Solutions.

* Avoid close contact.
Avoid close contact with people who are sick. When you are sick, keep your distance from others to protect them from getting sick too.

* Stay home when you are sick.
If possible, stay home from work, school, and errands when you are sick. You will help prevent others from catching your illness.

* Cover your mouth and nose.
Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when coughing or sneezing. It may prevent those around you from getting sick.

* Clean your hands.
Washing your hands often will help protect you from germs.

* Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth.
Germs are often spread when a person touches something that is contaminated with germs and then touches his or her eyes, nose, or mouth.

Medications

Three antiviral drugs like Relenza amantadine, rimantadine, and oseltamivir are approved for use in preventing the flu. These are prescription medications, and a doctor should be consulted before they are used.

 

[lanky]

good post bluefin. All are great methods to reduce disease transmission

 

[druv]

Re: Off Topic:bird Flu Discussion:

has anybody of this flu which is taking the world by storm ? This killer disease has killed many avians in indonesia and is slowly spreading across the globe.Hundreds of thousands of birds in Asia died due to a virus that has been dubbed the "bird flu." The highly contagious illness is responsible for wiping out large numbers of poultry in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam. The particular strain of influenza which has been reported as causing the deaths is called H5N1. Humans can contract the disease through close contact with infected birds, or with the feces of infected birds. It is not known to spread through human-to-human contact. There has been no indication that humans would get the disease through eating eggs or meat of sick birds.The only known way to eradicate the disease is by culling infected flocks. Thus far millions of chickens, ducks and other kinds of poultry have been culled in an effort to eliminate the virus. Bird flu can cause a range of symptoms in humans. Some patients report fever, cough, sore throat and muscle aches. Others suffer from eye infections, pneumonia, acute respiratory distress and other severe and life-threatening complications.
For more information on the bird flu and its causes check out http://www.drugdelivery.ca/bird-flu.aspx