1. Don't leave home if you've got flu-like symptoms.
If you have a fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, body aches, headache, chills, and fatigue;In many cases diarrhea and vomiting may also be symptoms of swine flu.
Unless you are going to get medical therapy, stay at home to prevent infecting others. That implies not going to work or faculty, not running your ordinary errands, and not traveling. By staying home, you will help stop other folks from growing sick.
2. Don't expect a face mask to give you adequate protection.
According to the CDC, it isn't clear how effective face masks are at stopping the transmission of the H1N1 or seasonal influenza viruses. The same is true for respirators worn snugly over the face as filters. The CDC does not endorse face masks or respirators in most settings, except if you are at high chance of dreadful illness from influenza and are caring for somebody who has a flu-like sickness, or for high-risk people who can't prevent from being in an overcrowded setting where the swine flu virus is present.
3. Don't expect your flu jab to give you the protection
Scientists are working on a swine influenza vaccine, but that may be a fresh vaccination. Do get immunized against seasonal influenza, when that vaccine becomes available.
Seasonal influenza can be significant, particularly for children, elders, and folk with puny immunological systems. The CDC points out that seasonal influenza or its complications kill a median of 36,000 folk each year in America and hospitalize more than two hundred thousand folk. Getting immunized yearly against seasonal influenza is the single easiest way to defend against seasonal influenza, according to the CDC.