Sharing on Knowledge of H1N1 (Precaution and Prevention)

Seem like H1N1 getting worst nowadays. I think prevention against H1N1 is an urgent matter now so I had collected some information that relevant to H1N1 disease from all the article that I read before. Hope everyone aware of this little knowledge and all stay healthy and happy.

Please ensure you take the following precautions:

• Seek medical attention the moment you show symptoms of Influenza A (H1N1) which are similar to seasonal influenza. An early symptom is high fever, and followed by cough, sore throat, runny nose, and sometimes breathlessness a few days later.
• Avoid crowded places if you are unwell and wear a surgical mask to cover your nose and mouth.
• Stay home when you are sick. Do not go out to work or to school.
  

General Hygiene:

• Wash your hands regularly and thoroughly with soap and water, especially before touching your eyes, nose or mouth.
• Turn quickly away from anyone near you if you are about to cough or sneeze.
• Cover your nose and mouth with a piece of tissue paper when coughing or sneezing. Dispose of the tissue paper immediately and properly in the dust bin after use.
  

Prevention:

• Keeping awake late-nights is not very good. Likewise, over-working (far too much of working until your body is totally exhausted) is not good. Starving without eating food is not good for this disease. Strenuous exercises are not good, as it would make the body acidic.
• Avoid consuming ACID foods, fruits and drinks. Examples of this: buah kundang, rambai, macang, mango, duku langsat, rambutan (a few ok), mangosteen (very few, ok), durian (not too much), green belimbing used for cooking (sweet buah belimbing, ok), strongly sourish Durian Belanda (sour sop) (sweet sour-sop, ok), sour plums, Roselle drink, Assam Jawa drink (using Assam Jawa for cooking, ok), (oranges, pomelo and lemons are ok, since they contain plenty of potassium), sour pineapple (a little of sweet pineapple, ok), China-imported tit-bits that taste sour: e.g., sourkana, sour orange skin, sour lemon skin, sour ginger, sour-tasting Bayam (pulicha keerai, in Tamil), etc., Generally rice and rice-based foods are good. All those bottled drinks that may contain citric acid (or any other acid or preservatives) should be avoided. Foods cooked 2 or 3 days ago (i.e., old food), if not sterilized properly) should not be eaten as well. This is especially true if the curry contains dhor dhall, kacang hijau (green gram), kacang tanah (groundnut), etc. Must avoid eating chocolates, ALL forms of nuts including groundnuts, pistachio, almond, etc. should not be eaten in large quantities / frequently (A few added to foods can be eaten).
• Better to eat: dragon fruit, sweet apples, honey melon, water melon, pears, bananas, cucumber, onions, pumpkin, grey 'pumpkin' (Poosanikkai, in Tamil), loofa (Peerkangai in Tamil), Drinking coconut water (and its meat) on alternate days (during day time and not by night) is good. Coconut water can be taken daily if one is travelling around, or is enggaged in strenuous physical work.
• The fruits of Sea Coconut (Borassus flaberllifers) is EXCELLENT if a person has already contracted the disease. It will give immediate cure. Now, it is available in supermarkets in canned forms: they call it Sea Coconut, imported from Thailand or Singapore : white syrup or gula Melaka preparation: both are OK. (Uninfected people can also eat this for prevention: dosage: just 2 or 3 pieces only in the mornings on alternate days, until the hot season changes.
• Once infected, the person should eat RICE and rice-based foods, and should avoid high protein diet, chicken, soybean (all kinds), oily foods, Wheat items are not good. Powdered milk, papaya and other acid fruits mentioned above should be avoided altogether.
  

All take a good care ya ~~