Cold can be separated by the air and a physical communication or contact. It easy to separate to people around you without any notice or physically look. Here the simple way for a cold relief.

1) Do not cover your mouth with your hand while get a cough. Please use a tissue to cover it and throw away to the dustbin ASAP. Tell you friend also if their are cough every time.

2) Wash you hand every time after you cough. Use the hand soap to clean you hand and ensure it really clean for any bacteria leave on your hand

3) Avoid a smoking habit. Smoking habit is really bad for your health. Smoking will take a lower immune system in your body and ingest many toxin inside of your body. It get hard to you for cold relief.

4) Drink a lot of water everyday. It recommended to take 8 glasses of plain water everyday. It will help to flushing your body to the natural level of health.

Follow the this simple tips for your cold relief. It really working and recommended by many doctor out there.

Meningitis is a medical condition caused by inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord, known collectively as the meninges. The inflammation is usually caused by infection with viruses, bacteria, or other microorganisms but may also arise due to certain drugs, or other diseases.Meningitis is potentially life threatening due to the inflammation’s proximity to the brain and spinal cord; it is therefore a medical emergency.

There are two main forms of meningitis, bacterial meningitis, and viral meningitis. Bacterial meningitis affects fewer people than the viral form, but it often results in more serious health consequences. Bacterial meningitis is fatal in 1 in 10 cases and leaves 1 in 7 survivors with a severe disability caused by brain injury. Viral meningitis is far more common than the bacterial form and, in most cases, much less debilitating. Most people exposed to viruses that cause meningitis experience mild or no symptoms and fully recover without complications. The disease can be caused by many different viruses. Some of the viruses are transmitted by coughing or sneezing or through poor hygiene. Other viruses can be found in sewage polluted waters.

The symptoms of meningitis are similar for both bacterial and viral forms of the disease. Adults and older children typically experience: 

It is almost always caused by an infection, usually by a bacteria (bacterial meningitis) or a virus (viral meningitis). In rare cases it can be triggered by a fungus or parasite. Meningitis occurs most commonly in young children under 5, those aged 17-25 (who often live in close quarters like dormitories and barracks), and people over age 55. People with compromised immune systems, such as people with HIV or AIDS, are also at increased risk.

• Fever and chills  
• Headache  
• Vomiting  
• Stiff neck (patient may not be able to curl up in bed with nose to knees)  
• Irritability and drowsiness  
• Eyes that are sensitive to light  
• Delirium and confusion (uncommon) 
• Seizures (rare)  
• Coma (rare)  

Symptoms in infants and young children include: 

• Whimpering and crying in a high-pitched tone  
• Difficulty in waking and very lethargic when awake  
• Fussiness when being held or cuddled  
• Arching the back and retracting the neck  
• Staring blankly at their surroundings  
• Having a high fever and cold hands and feet  
• Refusing food
• Vomiting
• Appearing pale or blotchy

The reports came as health officials around the world continue to track the spread of the virus, though urgency has ebbed in recent days due to the small number of deaths. The World Health Organization said Sunday that 49 people have died 45 of them in Mexico, two in the U.S. and one each in Canada and Costa Rica. The Associated Press reported Saturday a third death in the U.S., of a man in Washington state.

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Masks may give people a false sense of security, said Dr. Laurene Mascola, director of acute communicable disease control for the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. “You would have to wear it 100% of the time that you are outside,” she said of masks and respirators.

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Transmission of swine influenza virus from pigs to humans is not common and properly cooked pork poses no risk of infection. When transmitted, the virus does not always cause human influenza and often the only sign of infection is the presence of antibodies in the blood, detectable only by laboratory tests. When transmission results in influenza in a human, it is called zoonotic swine flu. People who work with pigs, especially people with intense exposures, are at risk of catching swine flu.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in humans the symptoms of the 2009 “swine flu” H1N1 virus are similar to those of influenza and of influenza-like illness in general. Symptoms include fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue. The 2009 outbreak has shown an increased percentage of patients reporting diarrhea and vomiting. H1N1 virus is not zoonotic swine flu, as it is not transmitted from pigs to humans, but from person to person.

Recommendations to prevent spread of the virus among humans include using standard infection control against influenza. This includes frequent washing of hands with soap and water or with alcohol-based hand sanitizers, especially after being out in public.

Flu is a common disease for people. Flu appears most frequently in winter and early spring. The flu virus attacks the body by spreading through the upper and/or lower respiratory tract. Flu prevention is an important thing to consider when you’re trying to stay healthy especially during flu season. Check below the ways to prevent flu.

1) Eating/Drinking-  Think before you eat. The flu germs are spread by hand-to-mouth transmission. So when someone with the flu sneezes, the germs land on the doorknob, where they can live for a few hours.It also can separete by a glass. Be careful on that.

2) Wash your hands and watch where your kids hands have been. Everyone should have a good habit of getting those hands under water with soap, but if there is the flu in the school or neighborhood be extra vigilant.

3) Keep your hands away from your face to reduce the chance of delivering viruses directly to your eyes or nose. One study found that people typically touched their face fifteen times in an hour.

4) Don’t smoke. Smoke paralyzes the cilia, the hairlike cells lining the nose and airways that sweep incoming viruses away before they can infect.

5) Stay away from the samples. No matter where you are at, if a flu outbreak is in your area, restrain yourself from those free samples on the corners of the warehouse superstores. It isn’t a good idea to eat those.

Here the simple ways to prevent a flu especially on Flu season. I hope i may help you on to get beter health life without flu.

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