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January 31, 2010

Handwashing…

Filed under: Medical Terminology — Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , — Melissa @ 10:15 pm

Handwashing. It’s one of the most important things that you can do. So simple yet it’s something that I see so many adults fail to do. Remember to wash your hands with the following.
1. When using the restroom. Again, you would think this is something that would be automatically done but I can not count the number of times I leave a bathroom amazed at the adults who I watched leave without visiting the soap and water. Yuck!
2. Before eating. This will help prevent introducing germs, viruses, and bacteria into your body.
3. When sneezing. Common sense, right?
4. After caring for pets.
5. When they are visibly dirty.
6. Before cooking.
7. After taking out the trash or doing other household tasks.
8. Before and after taking care of a scrape or cut.

Again, these are just a few of the times when you need to scrub up. Remember to wash your hands by using soap and rubbing your hands together for at least 20 seconds. Usually this is how long it takes to sing the song “Happy Birthday” to yourself.

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April 28, 2009

Swine flu…

Filed under: Medical Terminology — Tags: , , , , — Melissa @ 12:12 pm

I am sure you are like most of us and are concerned about the recent confirmed cases of swine flu. So I thought I would devote this blog to some basic information about this condition.

What IS Swine Flu?

Swine flu is a condition that usually happens in pigs. It is able to be transferred or passed from pigs to humans, which is what is happening in this case.

This flu is similar to the “traditional” flu that many of us are aware of today—including the symptoms of this condition along with the ways to transmit the condition.

Symptoms of this include:
Fever
Cough
Body aches
Fatigue
Headaches
Chills

According to the CDC, Center for Disease Control, here are some basic steps we can take for prevention, which is always an important key.

What You Can Do to Stay Healthy
* Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it.
* Wash your hands often with soap and water, especially after you cough or sneeze. Alcohol-based hands cleaners are also effective.
* Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs spread that way.
* Influenza is thought to spread mainly person-to-person through coughing or sneezing of infected people.
* If you get sick, CDC recommends that you stay home from work or school and limit contact with others to keep from infecting them.

There are everyday actions people can take to stay healthy.

* Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it.
* Wash your hands often with soap and water, especially after you cough or sneeze. Alcohol-based hands cleaners are also effective.
* Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs spread that way.

Try to avoid close contact with sick people.

* Influenza is thought to spread mainly person-to-person through coughing or sneezing of infected people.
* If you get sick, CDC recommends that you stay home from work or school and limit contact with others to keep from infecting them.

So remember…the number one way to prevent this—hand washing! It is amazing what taking a few minutes can do to help your health! So lather up and wash, wash, wash!

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