Posted by: Dilip Prakash on: August 8, 2009
Cover Your Nose and Mouth
- With a tissue when you cough or sneeze and dispose the tissue properly in the trash after use.
Wash Your Hands
- Regularly and thoroughly with soap and water.
- Before and after preparing food
- After going to the toilet
- Before and after eating
- After blowing your nose
- After using your hand when coughing or sneezing
Contain the Spread of Flu
- Use a serving spoon when sharing food from a common dish.
- Do not share personal items such as toothbrushes and towels.
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth.
- If you are sick, avoid crowded areas and wear surgical mask.
- Stay at home and do not go to work or school if ill.
- See your family doctor if you have flu like symptoms and if you had recent travel to areas with cases of Influenza A(H1N1).
Build Up Your Immunity
- If you are a smoker, quit smoking. It harms you and your family.
- Take more fruit and vegetables. Fruit and vegetables are the most power-packed combination of nutrients your body needs for good health.
- Drink the equivalent of 8 glasses of fluid daily.
- Engage in 30 minutes of moderate intensity physical activity on 5 or more days a week.
- Learn to relax and rest.
Keep Your Environment Clean
- Do not throw leftover food on the floor or in the open.
- Do not leave food in common areas for stray animals.
- Do not spit on the floor and common areas.
- Throw used masks, tissue or litter into rubbish bins.
Travel Advisory
Do not do any non-essential travel to these regions:
- Mexico
- Canada
- USA
- Chile
- Kobe (Japan)
- Osaka (Japan)
- Australia
If you do travel there, monitor your temperature daily for any fever. Keep a record of all your movements for 7 days after your return.
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