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Swine Flu H1N1 virus Precautions
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Tags: swine flu, h1n1, vaccine, medicine
I received the following email from a friend. I have no idea who Dr. Vinay Goyal is but he seems to make alot of sense. Comment below if you feel differently or have more to add. Email begins " Dr. Vinay Goyal is an MBBS,DRM,DNB (Intensivist and Thyroid
specialist) having clinical experience of over 20 years. He
has worked in institutions like Hinduja Hospital , Bombay
Hospital , Saifee Hospital , Tata Memorial etc.. Presently,
he is heading our Nuclear Medicine Department and Thyroid
clinic at Riddhivinayak Cardiac and Critical Centre, Malad
(W). The only portals of e ntry are the nostrils and
mouth/throat. In a global epidemic of this nature, it's
almost impossible to avoid coming into contact with H1N1 in
spite of all precautions. Contact with H1N1 is not so much
of a problem as proliferation is. *
*
While you are still healthy and not showing any symptoms of
H1N1 infection, in order to prevent proliferation,
aggravation of symptoms and development of secondary
infections, some very simple steps, not fully highlighted in
most official communications, can be practiced (instead of
focusing on how to stock N95 or Tamiflu)"
| | Frequent hand-washing (well highlighted in all official communications). * |
| | "Hands-off-the-face" approach. Resist all temptations to touch any part of face (unless you want to eat, bathe or slap). |
| | Gargle twice a day with warm salt water (use Listerine if you don't trust salt). *H1N1 takes 2-3 days after initial infection in the throat/ nasal cavity to proliferate and show characteristic symptoms. Simple gargling prevents proliferation. In a way, gargling with salt water has the same effect on a healthy individual that Tamiflu has on an infected o ne. Don't underestimate this simple, inexpensive and powerful preventative method. * |
| | Similar to the one above, *clean your nostrils at least once every day with warm salt water. *Not everybody may be good at Jala Neti or Sutra Neti (very good Yoga asanas to clean nasal cavities), but *blowing the nose hard once a day and swabbing both nostrils with cotton buds dipped in warm salt water is very effective in bringing down viral population.* * |
| | Boost your natural immunity with foods that are rich in Vitamin C (Amla and other citrus fruits). *If you have to supplement with Vitamin C tablets, make sure that it also has Zinc to boost absorption. * |
| | Drink as much of warm liquids (tea, coffee, etc) as you can. *Drinking warm liquids has the same effect as gargling, but in the reverse direction. They wash off proliferating viruses from the throat into the stomach where they cannot survive, proliferate or do any harm.* |
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