4/29/2008

How to prevent influenza in the?

Influenza is highly contagious disease, but it is very difficult to stop. Prevention of influenza, the most effective way to include: adequate sleep, balanced diet, regular exercise and maintaining open mind, not smoking and maintain good ventilation. If suffering from a cold, should avoid going to crowded and poorly ventilated public places.

The severity of the children should stay away from the elderly and people suffering from chronic diseases, such persons suffering from complications of the infection and higher risk. The use of masks or spray disinfectant to prevent the spread of influenza at home, is little or no effect.

Vaccine - influenza vaccine for the prevention of influenza and its complications, particularly for the elderly and patients with chronic diseases to a certain extent in terms of effectiveness. If your child is suffering from cancer, heart, lung, kidney or nervous system, and other chronic diseases, or suffering from asthma, diabetes or anemia, you should consult a doctor with the annual outbreak of influenza vaccination before the injection needle. Also, if your home is over the age of 65-year-old elderly or high-risk patients, the whole family can receive an annual influenza epidemics □ injection to reduce the opportunities for infection.

If the body temperature normal children and in good health, will return to school or child care classes. Cough and can not be a reason for not attend classes.

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