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Influenza: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
The following is a series of answers to frequently asked questions on influenza A:
1 .- How long does the virus live in a flat surface or handle?
Up to 10 hours.
2. - How useful is the alcohol to clean your hands?
Back off the virus and kills him.
3 .- What is the most efficient means of infection of this virus?
The air is not the most effective transmission of the virus, the most important factor to setting the virus is damp, (lining of the nose, mouth and eyes) the virus does not fly and does not reach over a distance in meters .
4 .- Is it easy getting on airplanes?
No, it's just for half passed.
5 .- How can I avoid infection?
Do not take your hands to the face, eyes, nose and mouth. Not to be with sick people. Wash their hands more than 10 times a day.
6 .- What is the incubation period of the virus?
On average 5 to 7 days and symptoms appear almost immediately.
7 .- When should you start taking medication?
Within 72 hours of the predictions are very good, the improvement is 100%.
8 .- What is the way the virus enters the body?
Contact by shaking hands or kissing on the cheek and the nose, mouth and eyes
9 .- The virus is lethal?
No, which causes death is the complication of the disease caused by the virus, which is pneumonia
10 .- What risks are relatives of people who died?
May be carriers and form a chain of transmission.
11 .- The water in the pools transmit the virus?
Not because it contains this chemical and chlorinated
12 .- What does the virus when it causes death?
A cascade of reactions such as respiratory failure, severe pneumonia is caused by the death.
13 .- When the disease starts before symptoms occur or until?
Since you have the virus before symptoms
14 .- What is the probability of relapse with the same disease?
0%, because it is immune to the virus pigs.
15 .- Where is the virus in the environment?
When a person who sneezes or coughs carrier, the virus may remain smooth surfaces such as door handles, money, paper, documents, provided there is moisture. Since it is not going to sterilize the environment is extremely recommended hand hygiene.
16 .- If I go to a particular hospital should charge me medicine?
No, there is an agreement not to collect because the government is providing to all government health facilities and private.
17 .- The virus attacks the most asthmatics?
If patients are more susceptible, but this is a new germ everyone is equally susceptible.
18 .- What is the population that this virus is attacking?
20 to 50 years of age.
19 .- Is it useful to cover the mouths?
There are some larger than others, but if you are healthy is counterproductive, because the virus by their size cross it as if it did not exist and using the mask is created within the area of the nose and mouth moist microclimate conducive to viral development: but if you are already infected to use it to avoid infecting others, although it is relatively efficient.
20 .- Can I exercise outdoors?
If the virus does not go into the air and has no wings.
21 .- Does something take Vitamin C?
It is no use to prevent infection from this virus, but it helps to resist attack.
22 .- Who is safe from this disease or who are less susceptible?
Safe is not nobody, is what helps hygiene within homes, offices, machinery and not to go to public places.
23 .- The virus moves?
No, the virus has neither legs nor wings, a push to enter the inside of the body.
24 .- What is the risk of pregnant women with this virus?
Pregnant women have the same risk but is twice if they can take antivirals in case of infection but with strict medical supervision.
25 .- Can I take acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin)?
Not recommended, can cause other diseases, unless you have prescribed for coronary problems, in that case continue taking it.
26 .- Are people with HIV, diabetes, AIDS, cancer, etc.. Can be more complicated than a healthy person when the virus spread?
If.
27 .- A strong conventional flu can turn into flu?
No.
28 .- What kills the virus?
The sun, more than 5 days in the environment, the soap, the drugs, alcohol gel.
29 .- What do the hospitals to prevent infections to other patients who do not have the virus?
Isolation.
30 .- The alcohol gel is effective?
YES, very effective.
31 .- If I am vaccinated against seasonal influenza virus in that I am safe?
It's no good, there is still no vaccine for this virus.
32 .- Do children with cough and flu is influenza?
It is unlikely, the children are little affected.
33 .- Measures to people who work should take?
Wash your hands many times a day.
