Preventing Swine Flu

The H1N1 viral influenza or swine flu epidemic is expected to peak during the winter of 2009 – 10. It has been one of the fastest spreading influenzas ever recorded with worldwide distribution by June from when it was first isolated in Mexico sometime in April; although later test had revealed that the flu was rampant in that country from the beginning of the year itself. While the frequent scares with the Asian avian flu virus had kept the world on its toes, there was still no way to prevent the rapid spread of this particular strain. Since there were no specific medicines or vaccines to control the disease in the initial period, it became more of an effort to prevent the spread than to go in for large scale inoculations, especially as the common flu vaccines were not at all effective against this particular strain.
While any and everyone could be infected by the virus, there was a specific high risk group who needed special care and protection and included the aged (65 years +), children below 5 years of age and pregnant mothers. People suffering from diabetes, asthma, obesity, heart disease, respiratory-, muscular- and nervous-system distress formed part of this group. There is a heightened risk of secondary infections for them and combined with bacterial pneumonia these can lead to a relapse and even fatality.
Steps taken to prevent swine flu include personal initiatives like eating healthy food with the emphasis on vegetables, fruit and lean protein intake. Plenty of water intake, appropriate rest and sleep, exercise, washing hands regularly throughout the day are also recommended. On the community level, people are advised to stay home for 7 days during the period of infection and/or 24 hours after symptoms completely disappear. An earlier suggestion of closing down schools and offices if a comparatively significant number of people there were affected was found to be impractical. Travel to and through the more severely affected countries and or regions should be avoided. Most countries regularly screen all people arriving from across their borders especially those from the high risk areas. Many of them have gone in for strict quarantining procedures to try and control the spread of the infection with somewhat limited success.
A massive inoculation drive with newly developed vaccines specific for the swine flu virus is expected to kick off towards the end of 2009 in a number of countries – mostly the richer nations. In the meantime priority is being given to vaccinate health care workers, people in the high risk category and young children, with whatever stock of relevant vaccines currently available.

There is no problem in combining vaccinations with homeopathic formulations to prevent swine flu from spreading. Since homeopathic medicines are more general in their treatment of flu like symptoms, the two together can be quite an effective combination. Dosage has to be calculated with care and the formulation has to be effective against those specific symptoms that are being displayed as otherwise a relapse and/or complications like pneumonia can develop.

Source by Barbie Kolicki