Dear All
For your information.
With the first swine flu death being recorded in INDIA yesterday, it will be all important to keep a ready reckoner at hand. More so we need to be aware of the correct symptoms and the right place for treatment. So in case we have someone who is seen to have symptoms we could guide them to the right hospital.
The attached presentation would give you additional details about the swine flu, its symptoms and the actions that need to be initiated.
As a Unified Force we can stop the spread of this EPIDEMIC and cure the affected ones with timely and correct treatment.
Please forward the brochure to as many known people as possible so as to make them aware and be part of the Unified Force.
Take care.
From India, Madras
58For your information.
With the first swine flu death being recorded in INDIA yesterday, it will be all important to keep a ready reckoner at hand. More so we need to be aware of the correct symptoms and the right place for treatment. So in case we have someone who is seen to have symptoms we could guide them to the right hospital.
The attached presentation would give you additional details about the swine flu, its symptoms and the actions that need to be initiated.
As a Unified Force we can stop the spread of this EPIDEMIC and cure the affected ones with timely and correct treatment.
Please forward the brochure to as many known people as possible so as to make them aware and be part of the Unified Force.
Take care.
From India, Madras
That was indeed informative in the current scenario.
Sharing some more informations
Swine Flu Latest Updates for India
Swine Flu Cases for India (last 5 days)
Date New Total Cured
5-Aug-2009 22 296 482
4-Aug-2009 16 574 470
3-Aug-2009 7 558 470
2-Aug-2009 17 551 422
1-Aug-2009 9 534 422
Two Things in Your Home Can Reduce Swine Flu Infection by 30%
You may be getting concerned at the news of the swine flu virus spreading
rapidly throughout the country. There have been around 280 confirmed cases
of swine flu in India as of 17th July.
It is important to understand how swine flu or for that matter any flu
spreads. Contrary to the popular belief, swine flu is not air borne. The
two main ways it spreads: first if someone who's infected sneezes or coughs
and you come in contact with the virus in the air. The other is if you
touch an object which may have have the virus and you touch your eyes,
mouth or nose.
It's common for people to touch their nose, eyes and mouth. Most of these
actions are sub-conscious like licking your tongue for flipping pages of a
book or a magazine. As soon as you feel an itch you immediately rub or
scratch your eyes.
Remember the virus can be anywhere - a door knob, a remote control, phones,
computer keyboards, etc. The idea is not to get paranoid and stop using
them. A simple task can protect you from infection.
Two things in your home - soap and water can reduce the chance of infection
by 30%. All you need to do is keep washing your hand with soap and water
frequently. And most importantly, stop touching your face. Make it a
conscious effort to observe and stop. Another side effect of not touching
your face too often - your skin looks better!
What is Swine Flu
Swine flu is an infection caused by a virus. It's named for a virus that
pigs can affect pigs. People usually do not get swine flu, but human
infections can and do happen. The virus is contagious and can spread from
human to human. Symptoms of swine flu in people are similar to the symptoms
of regular human flu and include fever, cough, sore throat, body aches,
headache, chills and fatigue.
Swine flu also known as swine influenza, hog flu and pig flu. In 2009 the
media labeled as "swine flu" the flu caused by 2009's new strain of
swine-origin A/H1N1 pandemic virus just as it had earlier dubbed as "avian
flu" flu caused by the recent Asian-linage HPAI (High Pathogenic Avian
Influenza) H5N1 strain that is still endemic in many wild bird species in
several countries.
Swine flu is a new influenza virus causing illness in people. This new
virus was first detected in people in the United States in April 2009.
Other countries, including Mexico and Canada, have reported people sick
with this new virus. This virus is spreading from person-to-person,
probably in much the same way that regular seasonal influenza viruses
spread.
Although symptoms have generally proved mild, a small number of patients
will develop more serious illness. Many of these people have other
underlying health conditions, such as heart or lung disease, that put them
at increased risk.
On June 11, 2009, the World Health Organization (WHO) signaled that a
global pandemic of novel influenza A (H1N1) was underway by raising the
worldwide pandemic alert level to Phase 6. This action was a reflection of
the spread of the new H1N1 virus, not the severity of illness caused by the
virus. At the time, more than 70 countries had reported cases of novel
influenza A (H1N1) infection and there were ongoing community level
outbreaks of novel H1N1 in multiple parts of the world.
How to Identify Swine Flu?
Swine flu Vs Common Cold
What are the typical symptoms of Swine Flu and how do you differentiate it
from the common cold or the regular flu?
The swine flu and the flu look identical to most people. Both have similar
symptoms such as
Fever
Headache
Cough
Sore Throat
Body Aches
However in some cases the swine flu may cause more discomfort. Patients
could complain of nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea, which are not typical
symptoms of Influenza or Flu. People over 65, children under age 8 and
anyone with a chronic medical condition are more susceptible to the virus.
How Does Swine Flu Spread?
Flu viruses are spread mainly from person to person through droplets
created while coughing or sneezing by a person infected with the
influenza-A (H1N1) commonly known as swine flu. Infected person may be able
to infect others beginning one day before symptoms develop and up to seven
or more days after becoming sick.
Follow simple steps as cough etiquette (covering mouth & nose with
handkerchief or tissue paper while coughing), stay at least an arm’s
length from persons coughing or sneezing, avoid gathering and wash your
hands frequently. Try to stay in good general health. Get plenty of sleep,
be physically active, manage your stress, drink plenty of fluids and eat
nutritious food.
How To Protect Yourself from swine flu
Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze.
Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it.
Wash your hands often with soap and water, especially after you cough
or sneeze. Alcohol-based hand cleaners are also effective.
Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs spread this way.
Try to avoid close contact with people having respiratory illness.
If one gets sick with influenza, one must stay at home, away from
work or school and limit contact with others to keep from infecting
them. However, if one is having any respiratory distress, one should
report to a nearby hospital.
Prevention and Precautions for Swine Flu
Flu viruses are spread mainly from person to person through droplets
created while coughing or sneezing by a person infected with swine flu.
Infected person may be able to infect others beginning one day before
symptoms develop and up to seven or more days after becoming sick.
Stay away from people who display signs of swine flu. DO NOT TOUCH YOUR
MOUTH AND NOSE WITH YOUR HANDS. YOU MAY TOUCH SURFACES ON WHICH A PERSON
MAY HAVE EARLIER SNEEZED OR COUGHED. WASH & SANITIZE YOUR HANDS FREQUENTLY
Information on the effectiveness of facemasks and respirators for
decreasing the risk of swine fluis extremely limited. Thus, it is difficult
to assess their potential effectiveness in decreasing the risk of swine flu
(H1N1) virus transmission. In the absence of clear scientific data, the
interim recommendations below have been developed on the basis of public
health judgment, the historical use of facemasks and respirators in other
settings for preventing transmission of influenza and other respiratory
viruses.
You can help prevent the spread of germs that cause respiratory
illnesses like influenza by covering your nose and mouth with a
tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw the tissue in the trash after
you use it.
Washing your hands often with soap and water, especially after you
cough or sneeze. You can also use alcohol-based hand cleaners.
Avoiding touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs spread this way.
Trying to avoid close contact with sick people.
Staying home from work or school if you are sick.
The impact of swine flu is becoming more severe everyday. If you suspect
you have caught it, it recommended that you stay at home to avoid infecting
others. The virus typically spreads from coughs and sneezes or by touching
contaminated surfaces and then touching the nose or mouth. Symptoms are
similar to those of seasonal flu, and may include fever, sneezes, sore
throat, coughs, headache, and muscle or joint pains
Because swine flu is a new virus, most people have no natural immunity.
People older than age 50 are getting swine flu at far lower rates than
younger people, which may be an evidence older people may have some
immunity from prior exposures to a similar virus
What should I do if I Identify Swine Flu Symptoms?
People who have traveled from the affected countries in the past ten days
and show symptoms of influenza A (H1N1, swine flu) like fever, cough, sore
throat and difficulty in breathing should immediately contact the telephone
number given below or the nearby Government Hospital.
IMPORTANT CONTACT NUMBERS:
Outbreak Monitoring Cell (Control Room, NICD): 011-23921401
Websites: Website for the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare and National Institute Of Communicable Disease
Steps being taken by Government of India to prevent outbreak of swine flu
in India:
The strategy is basically to detect early cases among the passengers
coming from the affected countries either by air, road or ship.
The Government has launched a massive mass media campaign to inform
and educate people on dos and donts.
Sharing information with public through media.
From India, Mumbai
Sharing some more informations
Swine Flu Latest Updates for India
Swine Flu Cases for India (last 5 days)
Date New Total Cured
5-Aug-2009 22 296 482
4-Aug-2009 16 574 470
3-Aug-2009 7 558 470
2-Aug-2009 17 551 422
1-Aug-2009 9 534 422
Two Things in Your Home Can Reduce Swine Flu Infection by 30%
You may be getting concerned at the news of the swine flu virus spreading
rapidly throughout the country. There have been around 280 confirmed cases
of swine flu in India as of 17th July.
It is important to understand how swine flu or for that matter any flu
spreads. Contrary to the popular belief, swine flu is not air borne. The
two main ways it spreads: first if someone who's infected sneezes or coughs
and you come in contact with the virus in the air. The other is if you
touch an object which may have have the virus and you touch your eyes,
mouth or nose.
It's common for people to touch their nose, eyes and mouth. Most of these
actions are sub-conscious like licking your tongue for flipping pages of a
book or a magazine. As soon as you feel an itch you immediately rub or
scratch your eyes.
Remember the virus can be anywhere - a door knob, a remote control, phones,
computer keyboards, etc. The idea is not to get paranoid and stop using
them. A simple task can protect you from infection.
Two things in your home - soap and water can reduce the chance of infection
by 30%. All you need to do is keep washing your hand with soap and water
frequently. And most importantly, stop touching your face. Make it a
conscious effort to observe and stop. Another side effect of not touching
your face too often - your skin looks better!
What is Swine Flu
Swine flu is an infection caused by a virus. It's named for a virus that
pigs can affect pigs. People usually do not get swine flu, but human
infections can and do happen. The virus is contagious and can spread from
human to human. Symptoms of swine flu in people are similar to the symptoms
of regular human flu and include fever, cough, sore throat, body aches,
headache, chills and fatigue.
Swine flu also known as swine influenza, hog flu and pig flu. In 2009 the
media labeled as "swine flu" the flu caused by 2009's new strain of
swine-origin A/H1N1 pandemic virus just as it had earlier dubbed as "avian
flu" flu caused by the recent Asian-linage HPAI (High Pathogenic Avian
Influenza) H5N1 strain that is still endemic in many wild bird species in
several countries.
Swine flu is a new influenza virus causing illness in people. This new
virus was first detected in people in the United States in April 2009.
Other countries, including Mexico and Canada, have reported people sick
with this new virus. This virus is spreading from person-to-person,
probably in much the same way that regular seasonal influenza viruses
spread.
Although symptoms have generally proved mild, a small number of patients
will develop more serious illness. Many of these people have other
underlying health conditions, such as heart or lung disease, that put them
at increased risk.
On June 11, 2009, the World Health Organization (WHO) signaled that a
global pandemic of novel influenza A (H1N1) was underway by raising the
worldwide pandemic alert level to Phase 6. This action was a reflection of
the spread of the new H1N1 virus, not the severity of illness caused by the
virus. At the time, more than 70 countries had reported cases of novel
influenza A (H1N1) infection and there were ongoing community level
outbreaks of novel H1N1 in multiple parts of the world.
How to Identify Swine Flu?
Swine flu Vs Common Cold
What are the typical symptoms of Swine Flu and how do you differentiate it
from the common cold or the regular flu?
The swine flu and the flu look identical to most people. Both have similar
symptoms such as
Fever
Headache
Cough
Sore Throat
Body Aches
However in some cases the swine flu may cause more discomfort. Patients
could complain of nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea, which are not typical
symptoms of Influenza or Flu. People over 65, children under age 8 and
anyone with a chronic medical condition are more susceptible to the virus.
How Does Swine Flu Spread?
Flu viruses are spread mainly from person to person through droplets
created while coughing or sneezing by a person infected with the
influenza-A (H1N1) commonly known as swine flu. Infected person may be able
to infect others beginning one day before symptoms develop and up to seven
or more days after becoming sick.
Follow simple steps as cough etiquette (covering mouth & nose with
handkerchief or tissue paper while coughing), stay at least an arm’s
length from persons coughing or sneezing, avoid gathering and wash your
hands frequently. Try to stay in good general health. Get plenty of sleep,
be physically active, manage your stress, drink plenty of fluids and eat
nutritious food.
How To Protect Yourself from swine flu
Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze.
Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it.
Wash your hands often with soap and water, especially after you cough
or sneeze. Alcohol-based hand cleaners are also effective.
Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs spread this way.
Try to avoid close contact with people having respiratory illness.
If one gets sick with influenza, one must stay at home, away from
work or school and limit contact with others to keep from infecting
them. However, if one is having any respiratory distress, one should
report to a nearby hospital.
Prevention and Precautions for Swine Flu
Flu viruses are spread mainly from person to person through droplets
created while coughing or sneezing by a person infected with swine flu.
Infected person may be able to infect others beginning one day before
symptoms develop and up to seven or more days after becoming sick.
Stay away from people who display signs of swine flu. DO NOT TOUCH YOUR
MOUTH AND NOSE WITH YOUR HANDS. YOU MAY TOUCH SURFACES ON WHICH A PERSON
MAY HAVE EARLIER SNEEZED OR COUGHED. WASH & SANITIZE YOUR HANDS FREQUENTLY
Information on the effectiveness of facemasks and respirators for
decreasing the risk of swine fluis extremely limited. Thus, it is difficult
to assess their potential effectiveness in decreasing the risk of swine flu
(H1N1) virus transmission. In the absence of clear scientific data, the
interim recommendations below have been developed on the basis of public
health judgment, the historical use of facemasks and respirators in other
settings for preventing transmission of influenza and other respiratory
viruses.
You can help prevent the spread of germs that cause respiratory
illnesses like influenza by covering your nose and mouth with a
tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw the tissue in the trash after
you use it.
Washing your hands often with soap and water, especially after you
cough or sneeze. You can also use alcohol-based hand cleaners.
Avoiding touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs spread this way.
Trying to avoid close contact with sick people.
Staying home from work or school if you are sick.
The impact of swine flu is becoming more severe everyday. If you suspect
you have caught it, it recommended that you stay at home to avoid infecting
others. The virus typically spreads from coughs and sneezes or by touching
contaminated surfaces and then touching the nose or mouth. Symptoms are
similar to those of seasonal flu, and may include fever, sneezes, sore
throat, coughs, headache, and muscle or joint pains
Because swine flu is a new virus, most people have no natural immunity.
People older than age 50 are getting swine flu at far lower rates than
younger people, which may be an evidence older people may have some
immunity from prior exposures to a similar virus
What should I do if I Identify Swine Flu Symptoms?
People who have traveled from the affected countries in the past ten days
and show symptoms of influenza A (H1N1, swine flu) like fever, cough, sore
throat and difficulty in breathing should immediately contact the telephone
number given below or the nearby Government Hospital.
IMPORTANT CONTACT NUMBERS:
Outbreak Monitoring Cell (Control Room, NICD): 011-23921401
Websites: Website for the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare and National Institute Of Communicable Disease
Steps being taken by Government of India to prevent outbreak of swine flu
in India:
The strategy is basically to detect early cases among the passengers
coming from the affected countries either by air, road or ship.
The Government has launched a massive mass media campaign to inform
and educate people on dos and donts.
Sharing information with public through media.
From India, Mumbai
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