(1) Avoid contact with respiratory patients with flu-like symptoms (fever, cough, runny nose, etc.) or pneumonia.

(2) Pay attention to personal hygiene and wash your hands frequently with hand sanitizer (soap) and water, especially after coughing or sneezing.

(3) Avoid contact with live pigs or traveling to places with pigs.

(4) Avoid crowded places.

(5) Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when coughing or sneezing, and then dispose of the tissue in the trash.

(6) If you are sick, stay home and minimize contact with others to avoid infecting them.

(7) Try to avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth as germs can be spread through these means.

II. Notes for people entering and leaving the country

1. The following people should not travel:

(1) Anyone who is unwell, especially with fever;

(2) Anyone who has been in close contact with a suspected or confirmed case of swine flu in the past ten days, i.e., anyone who has taken care of the patient, lived with the patient, or come into contact with the patient's respiratory secretions and bodily fluids.

2, out of the country people need to do:

(1) before traveling, you need to prepare the following items:

General emergency supplies such as: paper towels, masks, etc., in case of emergency.

Disinfectant containing 65~95% alcohol to clean and sanitize your hands in case you don't have hand washing facilities.

Local Chinese consulate contact number.

(2) During the journey

A. Quarantine

Cooperate with the quarantine and health personnel in completing the necessary entry and exit procedures and quarantine measures. Do not litter or spit.

Garbage should be placed in the waste bin. If you spit, wrap it in a paper towel and dispose of it in the waste bin.

B. Hand washing

Keep your hands clean, wash your hands with hand sanitizer after using the toilet, before eating, before handling food, and after touching public **** objects. Avoid touching the eyes, nose and mouth, if you need to touch, you should wash your hands first. If you don't have hand washing facilities, use alcohol-based sanitizers to wash your hands.

C. Spare tissues/handkerchiefs

Bring tissues/handkerchiefs. Cover your nose and mouth when sneezing and coughing.

D. Spare personal items

Don't **** towels and personal items to avoid spreading diseases.

E. Spare Masks

You can bring a spare mask to wear in case of respiratory illness of yourself/your fellow travelers.

F. Chopsticks and spoons

You should use chopsticks and spoons when eating, and should not share lunch boxes and drinks with others.

G. Healthy Lifestyle

Continue to practice a healthy lifestyle during your trip and keep your body clean and do not smoke.

H. In case of illness

In case of illness, especially fever, notify the hotel and the tour leader/guide or relevant personnel;

The sick person and his/her caregiver should wear a mask immediately;

Arrange for a doctor's appointment as soon as possible;

Remain in the hotel room/room to rest and terminate the tour temporarily until he/she is well enough to recover.

If a traveler is suspected or confirmed to have swine flu by a local doctor, he/she should stay in the local hospital for further examination or treatment. Travelers should reduce contact with the sick person if not necessary and follow the local doctor's instructions to strictly observe personal hygiene measures. The traveler should cooperate with the local health and quarantine department to arrange the rest of the trip and the required quarantine measures.

(3) After the trip

Within 2 weeks of returning home, if you experience flu-like symptoms (fever, cough, runny nose, etc.), you should contact your local health and disease control authorities.

3, the entry of people need to do:

(1) from the infected area of the return to the country when entering the country, such as the emergence of influenza-like symptoms (fever, cough, runny nose, etc.), should take the initiative to the entry-exit inspection and quarantine agencies.

(2) returned from the infected area within 2 weeks, such as influenza-like symptoms (fever, cough, runny nose, etc.), should promptly contact the local health and disease control departments.

Third, participate in public activities to prevent swine flu and other infectious diseases, the public is advised to pay attention to:

1, participate in the activities:

If you feel unwell, especially fever and/or coughing, sneezing and other respiratory symptoms, you should not go to the activities, you should find a doctor's appointment as soon as possible.

Hands should always be clean and washed after touching public objects or facilities.

Handkerchiefs and tissues should be kept handy.

2. During the activity:

Maintain good personal hygiene. Cover your mouth and nose when sneezing or coughing, and wash your hands with hand sanitizer immediately afterwards to avoid spreading germs through droplets.

Wash your hands before touching your eyes, mouth or nose, before eating and after using the toilet.

Wash your hands with hand sanitizer and dry them with paper towels or a drying device.

If handwashing facilities are not available, sanitize hands with a hand sanitizer containing 65-95% alcohol.

Do not spit or litter. Wrap spit in a tissue and dispose of it in a trash can. Garbage should also be disposed of in the trash can.

No smoking.

3. After the event:

Keep your hands clean.

After returning home, you should take a shower and wash your hair to remove dirt and bacteria from your body.

4. Precautions for public **** transportation

1. Before there is a local case of swine flu:

(1) Keep the compartment/cabin clean

Do not eat or drink in the compartment/cabin.

Do not smoke.

Do not spit.

Do not litter. Put your garbage in the garbage bins located in the stations/platforms/lobbies.

Use a vomit bag if you need to vomit.

(2) Maintain good personal hygiene

Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth with your hands.

Cover your nose and mouth when you sneeze or cough.

If you have symptoms of respiratory infection or fever, seek medical advice.

(3) Wear a mask

It is advisable to wear a mask when traveling on public ****transportation, especially:

people with respiratory infections or fever;

people who need to take care of someone with respiratory infections or fever.

2. After the emergence of local cases of swine flu:

In addition to the above measures, it is necessary to:

(1) Wear masks

People who travel on public ****transportation should wear masks, in particular: during peak hours when the flow of people is heavy; in sealed compartments/cabins;

People with respiratory symptoms or fever; and persons who have been in close contact with swine flu patients[1] should wear a mask for 10 consecutive days from the date of last contact.

Masks should also be worn by persons who have had social contact[2] with swine flu patients.

(2) Maintain air circulation in the cabin

If the windows are open/close, open the windows as much as possible to ensure air circulation in the cabin.

(3) Ask for assistance

If you suspect that you are suffering from swine flu;

Please use an ambulance to go to the hospital;

If you are at the station or pier, or are already riding in the cabin of the vehicle/boat, you can ask the driver or staff of the transportation organization to help you to summon an ambulance or the Marine Police to go to the hospital for medical treatment.

Note [1]: Close contact means having cared for the patient, lived with the patient***, or having had direct contact with the patient's respiratory secretions or body fluids.

Note [2]: Social contact means an ordinary meeting, i.e. not having cared for the patient, not living with the patient***, and not having had direct contact with the patient's secretions or body fluids.

V. Proper hand washing methods

Keeping hands hygienic is the first condition to prevent infectious diseases. Thoroughly wash your hands with hand sanitizer or disinfect your hands with alcohol-based handrub can keep your hands hygienic.

1. When should I wash my hands?

(1) before contacting eyes, nose and mouth

(2) before eating and handling food

(3) after toileting

(4) when hands are divided by the respiratory tract

(4) when hands are stained by respiratory substances, such as spitters. (4) When hands are contaminated by respiratory substances, such as after sneezing and coughing

(5) After touching public **** objects, such as elevator handrails, lift buttons, and door handles

(6) After changing diapers of young children or sick people, and handling contaminated objects

(7) Before and after visiting hospitals and animal farms

(8) After touching animals or poultry

Generally, hands are not contaminated when they are visibly soiled, as they are when they are not in contact with animals and fowl. In general, wash your hands with hand sanitizer (soap) and water when they are visibly soiled or may have been contaminated by bodily fluids, such as after using the toilet or changing diapers, sneezing and coughing. If your hands are not visibly soiled, use a 70-80% alcohol-based handrub to sanitize your hands.

2, the correct hand washing steps:

Hand washing with hand sanitizer, the program is as follows:

(1) open the tap to rinse hands.

(2) Add hand sanitizer and rub out the foam with your hands.

(3) Rub your palms, backs of hands, finger gaps, backs of fingers, thumbs, fingertips, and wrists for at least 20 seconds.

(4) Rinse your hands thoroughly with water only after scrubbing.

(5) Dry your hands thoroughly with a clean towel or paper towel, or blow dry your hands with a dry cell phone.

(6) After you wash your hands, you will need to touch the faucet directly. To touch the faucet directly again, you can wrap the faucet with a hand towel before turning off the faucet; or splash water to rinse the faucet clean.

3. Note:

(1) Do not enjoy towels or paper towels with others ****.

(2) Wiped hands of paper towels should be properly disposed of after use.

(3) Personal hand towels should be properly placed and thoroughly cleaned at least once a day, and it would be ideal to have more than one towel for frequent replacement.

4. Sterilize your hands with alcohol-based handrub as follows:

Pour a sufficient amount of alcohol-based handrub into your palm and rub your palms, backs of your hands, finger gaps, backs of your fingers, thumbs, fingertips, and wrists, for at least 20 seconds each, until your hands are dry.

Six, the correct use of mask

Wearing a surgical mask to pay attention to matters (before wearing a mask, as well as before and after taking off the mask must wash their hands):

1, to let the mask close to the face:

(1) mask has a color of one side outward, with a metal piece of the side of the upward;

(2) tighten the fixed mask rope, or put the mask rubber band around the ears. (2) Tighten the string holding the mask in place, or put the rubber bands around the ears so that the mask fits snugly on the face;

(3) The mask should completely cover the mouth, nose and chin;

(4) Press the metal tabs on the mask along the bridge of the nose on both sides so that the mask fits snugly on the face.

2. After wearing the mask, avoid touching the mask to prevent reducing the protective effect; if you must touch the mask, wash your hands thoroughly before and after touching it.

3. When taking off the mask, avoid touching the outward part of the mask as much as possible, because this part may have been contaminated with germs.

4. After taking off the mask, put it into a tape or paper bag and put it into a covered garbage can for disposal.

5. Surgical masks should be changed at least every day, and should be replaced immediately if they are broken or soiled.

Swine flu FAQs

1. Can I get infected by eating pork?

The virus now monitored is a mixture of avian influenza, human influenza and swine influenza virus gene fragments, all patients have no contact history with pigs, and in the pigs have not been isolated this new mutant virus. A (H1N1) influenza virus is afraid of high temperatures, the pork is heated to 71 degrees Celsius, can kill the swine influenza virus

2, A (H1N1) influenza (swine influenza) virus can kill the swine influenza virus

2, H1N1 influenza (swine influenza) virus can kill the swine influenza virus. Can the influenza A (swine flu) virus be transmitted between people?

It has been confirmed that there are cases of H1N1 influenza A (swine flu) viruses being transmitted between people, and the route of transmission is similar to that of seasonal influenza, usually through the infected person coughing and sneezing, etc.

The H1N1 influenza A virus can be transmitted through the infected person's cough and sneezing.

3. What are the characteristics of this influenza A (swine flu) epidemic?

First, the outbreak was caused by a new strain of swine influenza virus mutation, the population is generally susceptible, has caused transnational and transcontinental transmission. Second, there are cases of human-to-human transmission. Third, more severe and fatal cases are now occurring in Mexico. Fourth, influenza patients in the day before the onset of the disease has been detoxification, some people infected with no disease, but still infectious, hidden infectious proportion is quite high.

4, influenza A H1N1 (swine flu) What are the symptoms?

Symptoms of influenza A (swine flu) are similar to other flu symptoms, such as high fever, cough, malaise, anorexia, and so on. It has also been reported that the main manifestations of the cases found in the United States were sudden onset of fever, cough, muscle pain and fatigue, with some of the patients experiencing diarrhea and vomiting; and that the cases found in Mexico also showed symptoms such as redness of the eyes, headache and runny nose.

5. Why does China call it "Influenza A H1N1 (swine flu)"?

WHO announced that from April 30, began to use "A (H1N1) influenza" rather than "swine flu" to refer to the current epidemic. Instead of "swine flu", it is now referred to as "Influenza A (H1N1)", which is the customary domestic Chinese term for influenza A (swine flu).

6. Is influenza A (swine flu) in Mexico the same as influenza A (swine flu) in the United States?

The Mexican influenza A (swine flu) virus and the United States are both type A/H1N1, a new mutated virus that is a mixture of human influenza viruses, North American avian influenza viruses, and swine influenza viruses from North America, Europe, and Asia.

7, there is no anti-A / H1N1 influenza (swine flu) vaccine?

Currently there are only anti-swine influenza vaccines for swine, and none specifically for humans. In the current situation, the ordinary anti-influenza vaccine for human resistance to influenza A (swine flu) has no obvious effect.

8. What are the preventive measures?

Influenza viruses are mainly transmitted through air and contact, so you should cover your mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing; you should wash your hands frequently, and you can often use alcohol to disinfect your daily necessities. In addition, less in the crowded place "pile up" is also an effective way to reduce the probability of infection. Once the disease is detected, the patient should try to avoid going out, in order to prevent the virus from spreading to others.

9, the treatment of human infection with influenza A H1N1 (swine flu) is there a special drug?

According to the current experts to grasp the situation, this new type of influenza A H1N1 (swine flu) virus is sensitive to neuraminidase inhibitor drugs, clinical treatment is effective

At present, there is no specific treatment of influenza A H1N1 (swine flu), the key is to strengthen the feeding management, such as heat preservation, to avoid thieves wind invasion: to provide sufficient clean water; attention to nutritional balance, supplementation of vitamins, trace elements The key is to strengthen the feeding management, such as heat preservation, avoiding the wind, providing sufficient clean water, paying attention to nutritional balance, supplementing vitamins, trace elements, etc., to improve the resistance of the pig body; if necessary, the use of Chinese herbs to assist in the treatment