Minggu, 29 Januari 2012

Protecting Yourself from Influenza


Protecting Yourself from Influenza - Flu is a disease that most often we experience. Changes in weather, fatigue or most often contracted from others. Although often considered a mild disease, but having the flu is no fun. Also, as we get time, flu viruses mutate causing flu-threatening diseases. How to protect yourself from the flu ?


Colds are caused by the flu sympLinktoms. Flu or influenza is caused by a virus that attacks the respiratory system. The virus enters the body of living things and then use it as a place to breed. The virus is transmitted to others through droplets of fluid from saliva or mucus are expelled when someone coughs, sneezes, or speaks. The virus quickly spread along with the fluid removed. Air as a medium for the spread of the virus and if you breathe air with the condition of the body that do not fit can make you the flu. That is why the spread of flu is very easy.

Another way the flu virus is spread when a person with flu who holds the nose or mouth to make flu virus moves into his hands. When the person holding the door handle, the virus moves, and if you hold the door handle, the virus moves into your hands. Furthermore, either intentionally or unintentionally, you may hold the mouth or nose, resulting in viral entry into your body and can cause you to have the flu.

Flu is not only attack humans, but can also attack animals or poultry. The danger of this flu virus is the virus could mutate so as to create new types that can not be resisted by the immune system. Animals with flu can infect humans and endanger such as bird flu or swine flu is a new type of virus. This new type can be dangerous and can cause a deadly flu epidemic.

Various types of dangerous flu like the Spanish Flu, Hong Kong flu, or bird flu and swine flu should be wary of. If not immediately get the proper treatment, this flu can cause death. Although, now flu-flu outbreak has been merada, but it would not hurt if you keep protecting yourself from the flu.

Prevention is better than cure, this applies to the flu. What's more, if you have kids. Protect yourself to avoid getting the flu can be a way for your child not experiencing as a result of contracting the flu you. Some ways to protect you from the flu are:



One way that flu viruses do not enter into the body is to wash hands properly. The hand is one way the virus entered the body. Hand while holding the door handle, the handle on the bus, or parts of other public places that became viral transfer media.

So, to prevent bervirus hand into the body, you should wash your hands after you take the bus, finished using the toilet, before meals and other occasions when you feel your hands are not clean.

Avoid too frequent habit of holding your nose or mouth unnecessarily. Do not use the same glass or towels with others.

Maintaining Security of Body

You can avoid the flu if you have a strong endurance. Ways to strengthen the body's resistance to the virus is by eating nutritious foods, especially fruits and vegetables that contain vitamin C. Enough rest or sleep every day can strengthen your body's endurance. No less important is to exercise regularly.

Besides increasing the resilience of the body, you also can prevent the immune system is weakened. One cause of weakening the body's immune system is stressed. For that we need to avoid stress. Lack of sleep can also cause reduced resistance to disease, it is important that you sleep enough each night. Sleep can also help relieve stress.


If you have flu, you can do things so that your disease from getting worse. Take a break if exposed to the flu. Rest or sleep can strengthen the body's immune system. If you work, maybe you can ask permission to rest at home. By staying at home is also a way that you do not infect the disease to others.

Drink plenty of water. Water can help the body to avoid dehydration, as much fluid as flu issued by the body. This water may also encourage and discard toxins that exist in the body.

Protect yourself from flu means you protect families from transmission of the virus on your target. Do not underestimate the flu, or influenza, and should always increase endurance.

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