The best way to protect yourself and your children from the H1N1 flu virus is to get a the proper flu vaccine. Your first priority would be to seek the vaccine for your children since they tend to be more susceptible.
Besides getting the flu vaccine, there are number of other steps that can be taken to help prevent the spread of germs that can cause the swine flu. Some of these steps include:
* Cover your coughs and sneezes with a tissue or with the inside of your elbow. Throw in the tissues in the trash after you use them and wash your hands afterward.
* Stay away from people who are sick.
* Wash your hands often throughout the day with both soap and water. If soap and water are not available, use hand sanitizer as an alternative.
* Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth. This is the most common way for germs to spread.
* If someone in your household’s sake, try to keep that person in a separate room or otherwise quarantined if at all possible.
* Keep surfaces such as bedside tables, areas of the bathroom, kitchen counters, and even toys clean by wiping them down with disinfectant.
* Throw away all tissues and other disposable items that were used by sick people in your house.
One easy rule of thumb that you can teach her children to use when washing their hands is to thoroughly wash their hands with soap and running water for as long as it takes to seeing the happy birthday song to times. It is important that kids keep their hands in the soap and water for the period of time that it takes to sing that song twice.
