Swine Flu Treatment: How to Survive the Swine Flu H1N1 Virus

By cajunc

If you get the Novel H1N1 or Influenza A Swine Flu virus, what will you do? This article is written to help you plan and think ahead, and if you get this strain of influenza, how to treat the virus.

This will also give information on how to take care of a sick person with this H1N1 strain of influenza.

Step 1
Know the symptoms. Fever, cough, sore throat, runny nose, ache all over, chills and fever, and sometimes stomach upset are the symptoms recognized by the Centers for Disease Control, the Federal Government arm that studies these viruses.

Step 2
Avoid contact with others. Do not go out except to the doctor, and do not go there without a face mask. You may be ill for a week or longer. Do not go out until at least 24 hours after your fever has naturally subsided. (Not with drugs.)

Step 3
Go to the doctor as early as you can. Relenza and Tamiflu work best within the first TWO DAYS of the illness, and can cut the symptoms and the illness considerably.

Step 4
Do NOT give aspirin or Pepto-Bismol to anyone under 18 years of age with this strain of influenza. These salicylates are not recommended by the CDC because of the potential for Reye's Syndrome. Tylenol and Motrin are acceptable for children over four years old.

Step 5
Drink clear liquids and get rest. This is good advice for any influenza, and prevents dehydration. It also assists your body in rejecting the H1N1 virus.

Step 6
Know the emergency warning signs. Shortness of breath or pain in the chest, dizziness, confusion, severe vomiting, and improvement then relapse with fever are all emergency indicators, according to the CDC.

Emergency warning signs for children are similar, with bluish or gray skin color, refusing liquids, fast breathing or trouble breathing, not waking up, and being too irritable to be held. Children can also have the relapse symptoms where the flu seems to have improved, then returns with fever and worse cough.

Step 7
Use alcohol based hand cleaners and clean your counter tops with alcohol. Wash your hands often, and use tissues for coughs and sneezes. Use a face mask around others.

Step 8
Keep the person with swine flu isolated, and have only one caregiver going in and out. This will help others in the family from getting the H1N1 virus.