Swine Flu-Commonly known Flu is caused by an infection of Influenza virus. There are various strains of influenza virus having different seasonal outbreaks. Depending upon the virus strain symptoms differ. H1N1 influenza virus is commonly known as a Swine flu, it originated from Pig and now widely affecting Humans.
It usually outbreaks during weather change and monsoon. This primarily affects the respiratory system in Human This is transmitted by - Air (a cough and sneeze droplets) Touch (handshakes Hugs or touching a contaminated surface) Saliva (kissing or shared drinks). Symptoms include fever, cough, sore throat, chills, weakness and body-aches, develops after1-2 days of incubation period. Pregnant women and elderly are at risk of severe infection.
Homoeopathy is a time-tested treatment for flu. Doctors all over the world have used homoeopathic flu-prevention since early 1990. Homoeopathic medicines work by the principle of “ like cures like” . by giving medicines that can produce similar symptoms.
Homoeopathy can prevent and cure swine flu, Gelsemium and Bryonia are the two homoeopathic remedies that proved to be highly effective against the H1N1 strain. this can be of great use today. when there is swine flu epidemic or crisis.
It is advisable to take homoeopathic medication under the guidance of experts.
Following critical tips are widely agreed upon by the World Health Organization, for Disease Control and Prevention, and other health experts:
1. Wash your hands.
The best thing anyone could do right now to avoid swine flu, experts say, is to wash their hands. It sounds like a stupidly simple response to an overwhelming situation, but nearly compulsive hand-washing helps prevent the spread of this airborne respiratory disease. It's the droplets from coughing and sneezing that spread the disease. These get on our hands. And then everything we touch is infectious.
How you do it is important: Use warm or hot water if you can. - Lather up and rub not just your fingers and palms but also under the fingernails, around the wrists and between the fingers for as long as it takes to sing "Happy Birthday" twice. - Rinse well.
2. Cover your mouth when you cough or sneeze.
Surgical face masks are an option for keeping your droplets to yourself, but they don't keep your hands clean and there is no consensus in the healthcare community on whether face masks are advisable for everyday use. "If [the swine flu virus] is spreading throughout the community, it would not surprise me if people use [face masks] to good effect," DiFerdinando said.
3. Stay home.
If you're sick, stay home, DiFerdinando said. Try to muster the energy to wash your hands after you use tissues so you don't reinfect everything you touch afterwards. This helps you recover, and protects your loved ones.
4. Don't touch your face.
Try, try, to keep your hands out of your mucous membranes — your eyes, nose and mouth — direct routes to the bloodstream that allow a virus to bypass the protective barrier of the skin. Few of us succeed at this fully. "That's just human nature," DiFerdinando told LiveScience. "It's not something to moan about. In this circumstance, you've got a very strong motivator to keep your hands clean. If you keep washing your hands, you decrease the dose [of flu virus] that you get when you put your hands in your mouth."
5. Avoid sick people
It's a good idea to avoid close contact with other people who are sick, DiFerdinando said, adding: "We won't even see air kisses." The flu virus tends not to float in the air. Instead, once dispersed, the liquid droplets tend to settle on objects that doctors call fomites — things that people touch that can pick up a virus. Examples include coins, handrails, door knobs, common household and office objects. Smooth objects transmit microbes more than rough or porous ones. So, for instance, coins would allow one to pick up more virus than paper money.