Typical Medical Advice for those with Swine Flu Symptoms

Typical discharge advice for people who present to a GP with influenza-like illness.

The following was said – that it was important to contain the spread of influenza and other respiratory viruses to reduce the number of people becoming ill.  (No mention of swine flue virus)

The advice is:
Stay at home or from school, social events etc until well.
This is when fever has gone and acute stage of runny nose, sniffles, sneezing, sore throat and coughing have subsided.
The first few days are when you’re ability to spread the disease is at its highest.  Keep a certain distance from others; about 1 meter or more is recommended (2 feet)

If possible wear a surgical mask in the same room as others. Be aware not to sneeze near more vulnerable people.
A mask is considered by other professionals to be less necessary; especially if it’s being warn, to escape getting the flu. It’s considered far better to wash the hands, dry them and to ensure others maintain high levels of hygiene.

Mask wearing tends to create fear and alarm.

With the onsite of each sneeze the nose and mouth should be covered with tissue.  Old tissues shouldn’t be left around but discarded into a bin and the bin emptied.
Use soap and water or alcohol handrub for hands frequently.
Water should be drunk frequently with fever.
Rest as much as possible.

Isolation is required with H!N! influenza 09,  infection (human swine influenza) through laboratory tests. Advice is then offered and contact made with specific information.

Discharge advice for people who present to a GP with influenza-like illness
The following was said – that it was important to contain the spread of influenza and other respiratory viruses to reduce the number of people becoming ill. (No mention of swine flu virus)

The advice is:
Stay at home or from school until well.
This is when fever has gone and acute stage of runny nose, sniffles, sneezing, sore throat and coughing has subsided.
The first few days are when you’re ability to spread the disease is at its highest.
Keep a certain distance from others; about 1 metre or more is recommended. (2 feet)
If possible war a surgical mask in the same room as others. Be aware not to sneeze near more vulnerable people.
A mask is considered by other professionals to be less necessary; especially as its being warn, to escape getting the flu. Its considered far better to wash the hands and dry them and to ensure others maintain high levels of hygiene.
With the onsite of each sneeze the nose and mouth should be covered with tissue. Old tissues shouldn’t be left around but discarded into a bin and the bin emptied.
Use soap and water or alcohol handrub for hands frequently.
Water should be drunken a lot with fever.
Rest as much as possible.
Isolation is required with H!N! indluenza 09 infecition (human swine influenza) through laboratory tests. Advice is then offered and contact made with specific information.

Overall the advice applies to any form of flu and should be taken to refer to other forms. Stress isn’t placed specifically upon human swin flu, although there is a tendency for it to be more applicable to H1N1.

The spread of human swine flu continues unabated and swine flu symptoms continue to present themselves in may parts of the world, although only those with  severe symptoms are usually recorded.