Autumn, as a rule, do not come alone, but along with the epidemic of influenza.
In the season of influenza and SARS is a risk to get an infection. How not to get infected, if there’s a sick relative or colleague told by the doctors.
At work
If you have to sit in the open-space next to a cold man, try to keep the distance of 1.5 meters. Ideally, the patient should be isolated (i.e. to go to the hospital).
If this is not possible, a distance of 1.5 meters will help to insure, as SARS (coronaviruses, picornavirus, reovirus, influenza, etc.). transmitted by airborne droplets, through sneezing, coughing.
In addition, twice a day the room must be wet cleaned with conventional disinfectants. Also, the room is ventilated, ideally every hour, all employees must leave.
Also lubricate the nose oxolinic ointment, take antiviral medication, consult with your doctor beforehand, and it is desirable to begin taking them at the beginning of the autumn-winter season, then your risk will be reduced.
If colleagues do not mind, you can light an aroma lamp with oils of eucalyptus, lavender, tea tree, which has antiseptic action.
Home
If your child or someone else from the household was ill, it is desirable that he was in an isolated room, had a separate Cup, spoon, towel and other items, suggest doctors.
Also take regular ventilation of the room, at which time the patient should be transferred to a warm room or heat wrap, wet cleaning.
But the disinfection of door handles and other items for which he was taken sick, in this case useless. Using things you can get gastrointestinal infections, acute respiratory viral infections also transmitted by airborne droplets.
If Pets are sick, it is worth buying a UV lamp. The price depends on the size of the action (about 700 rubles).
Please observe the corresponding safety rules: when turned on the lamp, all people and Pets must leave the room, use a special switch located outside the premises, do not use the UV lamp in rooms where there are plants.
Public transport
First and foremost, stay away from clearly establish passenger (1.5 meters is a safe distance).
In addition, before and after travel in public transport, the doctor recommends preventive treatment with spray irrigation of the nose.
Before leaving the house, wash the nose, smear it oxolinic ointment. At the end of the match, coming into the room, repeat these steps.
As for the medical masks that you can wear them, but they are uncomfortable as it makes breathing difficult. Besides, they need to be changed every hour.
The company
Once at the table with a cold man, do not rush to drink alcohol. Contrary to popular belief that alcohol “disinfects” the body, it gets in the gastro-intestinal tract, liver, pancreas.
Eating strong, you’ll only hurt your body, and don’t support it, warn doctors. And again, keep your distance.
Prevention methods
– do not sit on diets in the midst of SARS, dramatically cut the number of calories consumed: it weakens the body and makes it more vulnerable;
– drink more fluid with it out toxins and harmful substances, preferably with a content of vitamin C (most of it in the hips): this will help the body fight off disease faster, because it strengthens the immune system;
finally, influenza vaccination, although not protect against all viruses completely, to avoid serious disease;
– tempers, it is necessary to take into account your age and state of health, gradually, avoiding hypothermia, it is possible to combine different methods, the most important thing – the regularity of the procedure should be carried out every day or every other day.
take air baths, accustoming the body to low temperatures (for example, walking in the Park or at home in light clothing at a temperature of 20-22 degrees for 15-20 minutes a day, gradually increasing the duration to 1.5 – 2 hours).
do water exercises (for example, wiping water temperature of about 20-24 degrees for 4-5 minutes a day, or a cool shower with a temperature of 30-33 degrees for 1 minute, gradually water you can do colder, but not below 20 degrees).
