Monday, September 12, 2011

Protecting Yourself from Flu

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 symptoms. 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 fluids are expelled. 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 is to spread the flu virus when a flu sufferer 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 flu.
 
 
Flu not only attack humans, but can also attack animals or birds. The danger from 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 flu which is a new virus type. This new type can be dangerous and can cause a deadly flu epidemic.
 
Various types of flu that endanger such as the Spanish Flu, Hong Kong flu, or bird flu and swine flu should be wary of. If it does 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 still protect yourself from the flu.
 
Prevention is better than cure, this applies to the flu. Moreover, 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:
 
Prevent Flu     
 
One way that is not the flu virus enters the body is to wash hands properly. The hand is one way the virus entry into the body. Hand while holding the door handle, the handle on the bus, or parts of other public places that became viral transfer medium.

So, to prevent the hand that is the virus enters the body, you should wash your hands after you take the bus, finished using the toilet, before eating and other times when you feel your hands are not clean.
 
Maintaining Resilience Body 
 
You can avoid the flu if you have a strong endurance. Ways to strengthen the body's defenses against 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 can also prevent your immune system is weakened. One cause of weakening the body's immune system is stress. For that we need to avoid stress. Lack of sleep can also cause reduced immunity, it is important that you sleep enough each night. Sleep can also help relieve stress.
 
Treating Flu  
 
If you have flu, you can do things so that your illness is getting worse. Take a break if exposed to the flu. Rest or sleep may 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. Of water can help the body to avoid dehydration, as cold as a lot of fluids released by the body. Water may also encourage and discard the toxins present in the body. Protect yourself from the 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.