How to Prevent Swine Flu while Traveling?
April 30th, 2009
These are the common questions of the travelers nowadays. I have to admit, if I had plans of going out of the country, I would be having second thought is I will re-schedule it until the swine flu has died down. But what will those people on business trips do since they don’t have so much of a choice? Good thing there are lots of information already available online that helps people not get swine flu.
Here are some of the tips I have gathered.
- Improve the ventilation (if you are in a plane) at your seat by turning on the overhead
air vent to low and positioning the airflow to be slightly in front of
your face. This may create enough air turbulence to push a viral
particle from landing on your face and mucous membranes. (according to Mark Gendreau, MD, is senior staff physician and vice chairman of
emergency medicine at Lahey Clinic, Burlington, Massachusetts) - Use a surgical mask when you are traveling to areas that have reported cases of swine flu and bring an additional one to give to anyone near you who forgot one or appears to be sick and is coughing or sneezing.
- Anti-bacterial hand gels or alcohol would come in handy. Use it after using the bathroom.
- Always keep your hands away from your face
- Avoid crowded public areas if you can