How to Prevent Contracting the Swine Flu

A few easy step to help you prevent yourself from the Swine Flu.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

1. Wash your hands constantly. Whenever you're in contact with someone, at work, or even at home. Wash your hands.
   
   This is one of the biggest and easiest steps to do inorder to prevent yourself from contracting any sickness via human contact.

2. Make sure to disinfect desks, tables, keyboards, counters, furniture, playpens, toys, work areas, bathrooms, and everywhere else in your house.
   
   Doing this will help prevent viruses & germs from living on tabletops and toys. Preventing you and your children from contracting the Swine Flu and any other types of viruses.

3. Try to avoid sick people unless there a family member or someone you're taking care of.
   
   Yes, it might sound mean at first, but this flu is transmitted through any type of human contact so if you don't want to contract the Swine Flu then you should avoid contact.
   When dealing with someone who is sick, you should of course wash your hands, and wear some gloves and a surgical mask so you won't contract whatever the person has.

4. Protect your child and be involved in what is happening in your child's school.
   
   You always need to know if the school is on alert for any type of sickness. The school environment is one of the most easiest way to contract any virus. So make sure to tell your children to wash their hands and avoid sharing lunches with other kids to prevent contracting a sickness.

5. Optional:
   Wear a Surgical mask.
   
   This is not necessary, but it will help decrease the likeliness of being infected.

6. Keep in mind that children and elders are at high risk of contracting and dying from the Swine Flu because of their weak immune systems so make sure to take the time to protect them first above all else.

7. I really hope this has helped you protect yourself from contracting the Swine Flu and any other types of viruses out there. Please read other eHow articles about preventing the Swine Flu so you can decrease the chances of contracting this sickness.

Tips & Warnings

• Take some Vitamin C to help strengthen your immune system.
• Carry around Antibacterial Hand Gel so you can always wash your hands wherever you are.
• Avoid going to the hospital unless it's a serious emergency because you don't want to infect the hundreds of sick people at the hospital.
• You can eat Pork related products.
• These steps decrease your probability of getting the Swine Flu, but it doesn't mean you won't get it.

Resources

• Symptoms of Swine Flu

[godfather25]

on 4/29/2009 Well written article on how to prevent contracting the swine flu. 5*

[godfather25]

on 4/29/2009 Well written article on how to prevent contracting the swine flu. 5*