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H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu)
Also called: Swine flu Swine flu is an infection caused by a virus. It's named for a virus that pigs can get. People do not normally get swine flu, but human infections can and do happen. The virus is contagious and can spread from human to human. Symptoms of swine flu in people are similar to the symptoms of regular human flu and include fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue.
There are antiviral medicines you can take to prevent or treat swine flu. There is no vaccine available right now to protect against swine flu. You can help prevent the spread of germs that cause respiratory illnesses like influenza by
--Covering your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it.
--Washing your hands often with soap and water, especially after you cough or sneeze. You can also use alcohol-based hand cleaners.
--Avoiding touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs spread this way.
--Trying to avoid close contact with sick people.
--Staying home from work or school if you are sick.
Read via nlm.nih.gov
Friday, October 12, 2007
Smoking Kills Millions of People Around the World
Not Succeeding is a failure only if you do not try to quit smoking again.Results from the World Health Organisation (WHO) show that currently there are 1.3 billion of smokers in the world. The same data show that every 8 seconds somewhere in the world one person dies from consequence of smoking. Smoking is the leading cause of premature deaths in the world.
Experts calculated that the number of deaths caused by smoking will increase by 10 million annually till 2020. In Croatia, every thirs person is a smoker, of which 33.8% are men and 21.7% are women.
Read more via javno
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