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| September 20, 2009 | Some simple ways to protect your child from swine flu | | Washington: As swine flu continues to infect school kids,
parental anxieties have stirred up with each one trying to be cautious enough to avoid the spread of HINI virus that has caused severe illness and deaths worldwide.
Dr Galit Holzmann-Pazgal, assistant professor of pediatrics at The University of
Texas Medical School at Houston suggests parents can ease their anxieties by arming
themselves with facts about H1N1 and using some commonsense tips. *Wash your hands.
Washing your hands is the single-most important step to prevent the spread of H1N1. The virus is spread by droplets from coughs and sneezes as well as touching hands and objects contaminated with these droplets such as each other's phones, computer keyboards, iPods and video games. *Know the symptoms. Main symptoms of swine flu are fatigue and fever. Others include body aches, runny or stuffy nose, cough, sore throat and fever, headache, chills, diarrhoea and vomiting *Know when it is an emergency. Call your doctor if your child
has symptoms including rapid breathing, not drinking enough, fussiness or if symptoms
improve and then return with fever and worsened cough. *With mild cases, call
your doctor first. If your child just feels lousy, and doesn't have a high fever
or trouble breathing, call your pediatrician instead of heading to the hospital.
*Keep the kids home. Keep your sick child at home for at least 24 hours after his
fever is gone (without the use of a fever-reducing medicine) except to get medical
care or for other necessities, according to the CDC. Encourage her to cover her
mouth and nose with a tissue when coughing or sneezing, throw away used tissue
in the waste basket, and to clean her hands every time she coughs or sneezes.
*Start the vaccinations Federal officials expect release of the H1N1 vaccine in
October. The vaccine may require a second shot given three weeks after the first.
It may take another two weeks before the vaccine fully protects the body against
the flu. Recent studies showed that one shot may protect against H1N1, stretching
the supply of the vaccine. Until the H1N1 shot is ready, Pazgal advises families
to go ahead and get the "regular" flu shot, which protects against the seasonal
flu and is already available. That way, your children won't get the flu twice
in one season. | |
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