H1N1

cleaning

We can not abandon cleaning to save water. I mean, we can use less water in the shower or when we wash our hands but we can not abandon cleaning habits to save water.

which one is important?healty

which one is important?healty life or unhealthy life for save water.

Information...

Maybe you all know these, but I wanted to share it:

What are symptoms of the disease?
Symptoms are like normal flu symptoms:

· High fever (38 º C as measured from under the seats and above),
· Cough
· Throat pain,
· Nasal discharge,
· Body aches,
· Headache,
· Trembling, weakness,
· Rarely, vomiting and diarrhea.

Be careful...

Usually from person to person coughing, sneezing, and emitted to the environment while containing viruses are transmitted by droplets. These droplets, direct media, such as respiratory tract may be taken by the door handle, table, chairs, such as through hands-on inanimate surfaces alınabilinmektedir. Handshake can be infected with.

Patients' symptoms before they start people during the 7 days for a period of 1 day before infection and disease.

has been spreading

Swine influenza virus has undergone changes as a result no longer human and human to human transmission from pigs can be infected if the path is specified as breathing. Ongoing outbreak has been spreading from human to human transmission in the form.

here are some advices >>>

here are some advices >>> surrender cheap and unhealthy food that is prevailing in the market. Renounce soft drinks. Surrender of strong alcoholic beverages. deal with the sport. Do not rely too much on medicines, which can be replaced with teas and physical exercise. Walk ... In a healthy body, healthy spirit is

Ooops..!That's a huge problem

Ooops..!That's a huge problem but we have the enough ability to understand which one is right to do.Perhaps you can give some advices to your friends as a protector of enviroment ;)

i think that trying to be

i think that trying to be hyhgenic is not wasting water. Cuz our health is also very important. we have to care ourselves.
we waste water instead of trying to be healthy.

Can H1N1 be prevented if the

Can H1N1 be prevented if the H1N1 flu vaccine is not readily available?

Although vaccination is the best way to "prevent" H1N1, currently (November 2009), there is not enough available for everyone who wants or needs H1N1 vaccination. Until H1N1 vaccine supplies meet demand, there are some things people can do to try and prevent infection. Without vaccination, the best strategy is to not allow H1N1 virus to contact a person's mucus membranes because if the virus does not reach cells in which it can grow, it cannot cause infection. Quarantining H1N1-infected people is an extreme measure that may work in some instances (for example, China uses this method), but even with quarantining, the virus may still spread by people who have minimal or no symptoms.

Why is swine flu (H1N1) now

Why is swine flu (H1N1) now infecting humans?

Many researchers now consider that two main series of events can lead to swine flu (and also avian or bird flu) becoming a major cause for influenza illness in humans.

First, the influenza viruses (types A, B, C) are enveloped RNA viruses with a segmented genome; this means the viral RNA genetic code is not a single strand of RNA but exists as eight different RNA segments in the influenza viruses. A human (or bird) influenza virus can infect a pig respiratory cell at the same time as a swine influenza virus; some of the replicating RNA strands from the human virus can get mistakenly enclosed inside the enveloped swine influenza virus. For example, one cell could contain eight swine flu and eight human flu RNA segments. The total number of RNA types in one cell would be 16; four swine and four human flu RNA segments could be incorporated into one particle, making a viable eight RNA segmented flu virus from the 16 available segment types. Various combinations of RNA segments can result in a new subtype of virus (known as antigenic shift) that may have the ability to preferentially infect humans but still show characteristics unique to the swine influenza virus..

What is swine flu (novel H1N1

What is swine flu (novel H1N1 influenza A swine flu)?

Swine flu (swine influenza) is a respiratory disease caused by viruses (influenza viruses) that infect the respiratory tract of pigs and result in nasal secretions, a barking-like cough, decreased appetite, and listless behavior. Swine flu produces most of the same symptoms in pigs as human flu produces in people. Swine flu can last about one to two weeks in pigs that survive. Swine influenza virus was first isolated from pigs in 1930 in the U.S. and has been recognized by pork producers and veterinarians to cause infections in pigs worldwide. In a number of instances, people have developed the swine flu infection when they are closely associated with pigs (for example, farmers, pork processors), and likewise, pig populations have occasionally been infected with the human flu infection. In most instances, the cross-species infections (swine virus to man; human flu virus to pigs) have remained in local areas and have not caused national or worldwide infections in either pigs or humans.

Our hygiene first

I believe that we should first care about us because it is important to be fine. I dont think that the waste of water because of the wash of our hands is so huge. There are other more important and tragic causes!

Effective Hygiene

Of course hygiene is very important to be healthy. But hygiene does not mean to use water more than needed. We should not exaggerate washing hands for minutes and waste water for nonsense. We should be conscious at hygienic conditions and use less soap and less water with effective cleaning.

DON'T AGREE

Washing our hands isn't waste of water. Hygiene is important and we have have to use water to be clean.

Of course we need to wash our

Of course we need to wash our hands. If u dont want to get sick, u must wash your hands regularly.

More hygiene = more health... =)

Hygiene is very important for our health. I think if we want to be more healthful, first of all we have to more sensitive about the hygiene. Of course, we must not think like that: more hygiene = more waste water. More hygiene = more health... =)

Sorry but..

Maybe in your country your Health department say that is not so dangerous, but in my country all days someone say that is very dangerous, that we must take preventive measures, we should clean our hands and all that only for a disease that only kill people who have Respiratory problems or other kind of problems.

waste?

swine flu. i hate all the fuss about it. but, i think that washing hands isn't a waste of water, even if you wash them regularly. hygiene is very important and vastly contributes to good health.

@ guti fashion

Nobody said that it was SOoooo dangerous but it's dangerous enough. I am sure that healthy people who catch this special flu have nothing to worry about. They just need to be precautious and immuno-resistant which means that they must eat well, sleep well and do not worry. For a girl I knew, 19 years old, at her second year of University it didn't happen that way. She had a cardiological problem and without this flu she could certainly live more.

Ithink that we have to have

Ithink that we have to have the same habits of good hygiene because they are esencial nad about H1N1 i have to say that is a normal flu, i have it and is not as dangerous as goveernements say

Of course is very important

Of course is very important to wash hands .. And it really is an essential part of good hygiene .. But no one we can not guarantee that we will hand washing prevent propagation flu .. Should regularly wash their hands .. But, we should not exaggerate and monitor them every 5 minutes just to preserve the flu ..

Why take an injection? If you do not take it: Well, maybe you don't get sick of the flu, so you do not need it .. And if you get sick, well you just are not lucky .. And if you take it: maybe you die, but you may not be anything .. Anyway, risk, and in both cases there is a possibility to die, but also to survive .. you choose..

in my place

there are so many prejudices that most people do not believe that this virus really so dangerous, although always arise news about that. my country is not in danger yet but should have a higher level of precaution.

water needed for hygiene; have caution about the flu

Hi!
I've already made myself that question: does hand washing compensate the amount of water used? I believe it does. Considering H1N1 or not, the true is that HYGIENE IS REALLY IMPORTANT, it's one of the most important causes of the difference in health between developed and developing nations. Washing hands is (one of) the most important hygiene actions.

Besides, the amount used in hand washing is much less than garden watering, toilet flush,..., uses that can be reduced without much negative consequences.

About the flu, I think there is a lot of PANIC. The media have emphasysed this issue too much since the start. The consequences of the panic will perhaps be greater than the ones of the illness in itself. More people die because of normal flu than because of this one. Probably it's all just a strategy for pharmaceutical companies to make a lot of money by Tamiflu and vaccines. And I don't know if the vaccines, specially in Portugal, are safe. Here they are giving a vaccine that was dispproved in America to everyone.

we spend a lot of water when

we spend a lot of water when we wash our hand but we must washing.

I mean it is more hygienic

I mean it is more hygienic but this water you spend on washing your hands could be the crowd that could save lifes in developed countries. So i Think the hipe of washing your washing your hands and washing your hands is a "bit" exaggerated. Its much more important to help user people with this water instead of thowing it away.

Ok, there are people dying

Ok, there are people dying because of the injection, but look how many people died because of H1N1. I am immunized and it does not happen anything. Old people, pregnant women and young children are more frail. It is better to take the risk and suffer the side effects than to have H1N1 and die,
That is why I think it is better for them to be immunized.

yeah,I have heard that

yeah,I have heard that too...Well,the best solution would be to eat a lot of fruits and vegetables that contain a lot of vitamins,and to wash your hands regulary.

no injection..

I think the injections are not the best solution ... In Serbia, nearly 40 people died because of the injections .. of course that the media provided another reason: they died from ordinary flu! is it possible? I think that injection is not the best way to protect from infection .. My grandmother says that the best remedy is garlic .. sounds ridiculous, but it might help ..

Immunisation?!

Another alternative to be healthy not to waste too much water and not to be infected is immunization. An injection and you are immune of H1N1.

In Spain they exist a really

In Spain they exist a really dangerous proble with H1N1.A lot of the spanish population will be infected by this virus but they isn´t a dangerous disease, only is very easy to be infected.I was infected by this ill and it not as dangerous as TV sayd...

It won't be a problem

Actually this reason will be good, because I am washing my hands often than normally. So it's a cheap way to be hygenic. For example, I think, if a person get sick, he or she will use more water than washing hands 10 times a day. So it doesn't means bigger spending of water, and maybe it's t best way to care healt.

ıt's not problem

we need to wash our hand. ıf you dont clean you will get sick. ıts so bad for your health. If they used be carefully the water ıt ıs not problem for us.

Please do read this about

Please do read this about swine flu and make your own opinion... http://www.themoscowtimes.com/opinion/article/a-flu-for-all-seasons/3892...

And once again this swine flue is mainly about business!

Ok, the end with swine flu... this forum is supposed to be about water :D And hygiene is important no matter what kind of flu there is (btw, last year it was "bird flu" we also had some disease from cows... so I am asking what kind of ilness is gonna be there next year? Maybe some disease from drinking water:D)

H1N1

I heard that more people dies because they have normal flu than people having h1n1.
But no one would write articles about people who dies because of normal flu.
I think, the danger of being ill is not because of "dirty" hands, but often because of airborne infection.
If you sneeze you have to wash hands. I think that's normal, too. Actually, you should be clean as always, but I think, people should not exaggerate so much and wash their hands more than usual.

hmm, i was surfing on the net

hmm, i was surfing on the net a bit and I found quite an interesting article about "antibac. gels and swine flu" and it says that it really is good but it also has some disatv. mainly this one: "using gels throughout the day can actually increase the risk of picking up a virus because the alcohol can dry and crack skin, allowing viruses to enter the body."

Read more in here if interested: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1201283/So-Swine-Flu-hand-gels...

Less water on washing hands

in order not to spent a lot of water on washing our hands we could use cleaning gels. They are not always cheap but very effective. Such a measure will stop the virus from spreding and reduce the number of infections on a daily basis. We could eat a lot of fruit in order to make our immmune system stronger.

We should wash our hands

We should wash our hands everytime before we start to eat and all the time, but scientist create antibactereal gel which you should not wash with water after you put it on your hands, so I'm thinking that is good, because we are not wasting so much water.

well,a good exchange for

well,a good exchange for bigger usage of water are those antibacterial gels for dry-washing your hands.It's really good (and smells good),and only a drop is enough to make your hands clean...and it's a good way not to spend too much water...

Really think about hygiene!

I am a person who really thinks about hygiene! I try everything to be fine! Even, lie I have some allergies from dust and clean my room often!
As to arms, to them I am more strict! If I feel them dirty, I wash them! Before and after each meal, after coming home, because the dust is around the town! Before the use of technology, especially computer because the keyboard can be damaged by the pent-up dirt!

I can't be deprive of all of this, because I am that kind of person! I really rely on good hygiene!

Even water is not enough for me! If there is no soap for cleaning, it's not enough! If there is no soap, it have no meaning to wash my arms and I use wet wipes! Especially in school when we grope every kind of things, standing in a small room full of 27 people! Textbooks, ranks, pens, blackboard, dust! I often go to the sink and I'm happy when they put soap, because there are cases where there is none!

how to wash

I think the problem is not about washing hands.The problem is the way we wash it.I mean doctors say "Wash your hands at least for 20 seconds" but it doesn't mean "Don't turn the tap off for 20 seconds".We have to be careful about wasting.

Oh, H1N1 has the principle of

Oh, H1N1 has the principle of "normal flu" it is just a campaign... and totally unimportant fuss about swine flu

):hate H1N1):

i think,it's better to spend the water these days,when we really need it,until this virus gets lost.and after that we should be careful with the water and try to save as much water as we had spent before!

Hooray for the flu!

The problem with this new disease is not the per cent of people dying, but it's the fact who's dying. Young people, not so easily affected by seasonal flu. The swine flu is a bit more infectious. That's what's all the fuss is about. People overreact, obviously, that's been done before (SARS, bird flu, etc).

One thing I am grateful to this new virus for is the wash-your-hands campaign. We should wash our hands before eating, not because of this one epidemic, but to prevent other "everyday"-viruses to attack us. I was always taught in the kindergarten to wash my hands before eating. And I always did.

In our school, for example, nobody used to wash their hands. They now do. I believe they will continue even after the campaign. It will become a habit, a good one. We should take care or our health, the amount of water spent on that is so small. It's not a waste, it's for a good cause. We should limit the water we waste, not the water we need.

Though, I do not think washing hands will save anyone from getting the flu. That's hardly ever the way to catch the virus (when someone ill sneezes and covers it with your hand instead or his/hers, it might actually be a good idea to wash your hands though).

So wash your hands and think about all the expenses saved just because doctors won't have to treat you for something you've caught this way. Imagine all the wells you can build this way to Africa. =D

:(hate H1N1):

Of course,i'm not telling that we have to keep our hands in water the whole day,but it would be fine for our health just to wash them as repeatedly as we can.

:( hate H1N1):

hey! i agree with you that saving water in every situation is good.but,i also think that in this situation(the H1N1 virus) we should,firstly,keep our health save.

TheSwineFlu

Swine Flu is a huge threat on humity.Because of that -thanks god- jus for one week I went crazy but after the searchs that I've made I've seen that we can handle it.Every sites and the sourses says that we should wash our hands.For to prevent the viruses we are wasting our water more than we do.I think this trouble is a process which has to be get over together.Instead of washing our hands in every 5 min. we can use antibacterial gels.Maybe it will help to prevent wasting water more but they say that using to much antibacterial gels causes cancer...:/

hi!I'm Live in Gaziantep In

hi! I'm Live in Gaziantep In Turkey ,because of N1H1 virus a lot of people died.(63).And In gaziantep ,6 person died.To be healthy and to reject this virus,we need to wash our hands a lot.So we need so much water these days.

@ ozgesanko

allright... can chemicals kill mug? can they kill dirt? and what kind of chemicals you mean?

Yes we are spending much more

Yes we are spending much more water the wash our hands nowadays.But people can be more responsible about it and they can try to spend water carefully.and they can use chemicals to kill the microorganisms.

I totally agree with all of

I totally agree with all of you who said it is just a trick with swine flu. It is flu, a flu which is there every year (except originator, of course...) the same percentage of people dying. But you will not read in the papers what kind of other ilnesses this people had, their conditions... nothing. And this is how panic arises.
And some people even say this vaccines are even worse, that they make people die. Yes, hopefully it is just a stupid joke. And the attention to the swine flue especially in the times of financial crisis... isn´t it exaggerated?
But back to water. We do need wash our hand, as I said before, no matter of what ilness is there. It is just hygiene. It is a question of must, not a want... And as someone said something about the gels, soaps that don´t need water... ehm, ok.. but what will this things do with e.g. mug on your hands? with dirt?
It is important to realise that water is there for usage... we can use water.. but we have to use it in a REASONABLE way. That is important.