New Delhi: Following are guidelines about swine flu from the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in Delhi...
SWINE FLU SYMPTOMS: WARNING SIGNS IN CHILDREN
- Fast breathing or troubled breathing
- Bluish skin colour
- Not taking enough food or fluid
- Becoming irritable
- Difficulty in waking up
- Flu-like symptoms recur
- Fever with rashes
WARNING SIGNS IN ADULTS
- Difficulty in breathing
- Pain or pressure in chest, abdomen
- Dizziness
- Severe or persistent vomiting
- Not taking enough food or fluid
- Flu-like symptoms recur
TACKLING SWINE FLU: THE HOME GUIDE
- Isolate affected people, minimise contact for 7-10 days
- Stay at home, away from work, school and public places
- Frequently wash hands with soap
- Use wet cloth for cleaning, dusting
- Use disinfectants for cleaning
- Get plenty of sleep, be physically active
- Drink plenty of fluid, eat nutritious food
- Use face mask or handkerchief while coughing, sneezing