Interesting!
Do you know if H1N1 is airborne?
I imagine if somebody sneezes, then there will be virus in floating droplets
of saliva.
If someone in your house is sick and you are taking care of them, it is
almost impossible to avoid contact with the disease (unless you wear a
surgical mask all the time?).
Perhaps these precautions would reduce the probability of catching it.
I also wonder if the ear is not a possible point of entrance? There is some
debate about that.
As far as washing the nose with saline solution, there are canisters of
spray available at the drug store for that purpose, there is also Xclear, an
excellent nasal spray product that is anti-viral, and we use the Grossan
nasal irrigator, which is the best way to thoroughly clean the nasal
passages and sinus.
Del
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Nave" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 9:28 AM
Subject: CS>Preventing Swine Flu
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 following message given by him makes a lot of sense and is
important for all to know
The only portals of entry 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):
1. Frequent hand-washing (well highlighted in all official
communications).
2. "Hands-off-the-face" approach. Resist all temptations to touch any
part of face (except to eat or bathe).
3. *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.
gargling prevents proliferation. In a way, gargling with salt water
has the same effect on a healthy individual that Tamiflu has on an
infected one. Don't underestimate this simple, inexpensive and
powerful preventative method.
4. Similar to 3 above, *clean your nostrils at least once every day
with warm salt water. *Not everybody may be good at using a Neti pot
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.*
5.. *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.
6. *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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