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N95口罩是用來阻隔95% 的0.3μ微粒,，而H1N1病毒的大小是0.1μ左右。
所以，靠N95口罩防H1N1就像用蚊帳來擋雨。

Tamiflu does not kill but prevents H1N1 from further proliferation till the

virus limits itself in about 1-2 weeks (its natural cycle). H1N1, like
other InfluenzaA viruses, only infects the upper respiratory tract and
proliferates (only) there. The only portals of entry are the nostrils
and mouth/ throat. In a global epidemic of this nature, it's almost
impossible not coming into contact with H1N 1 in spite of all
precautions.

克流感不是用來殺死H1N1病毒 ，它只能抑制病毒在其1-2週的自然生存周期中繁
衍,H1N1跟其他Ａ型流感的病毒一樣，感染部位只限於上呼吸道，並在那繁殖,它的唯一入侵途徑是口鼻喉，這種全球性的流感，幾乎無人能置身事外

Contact with H1N1 is not so much of a problem as proliferation is.

但接觸到H1N1病毒，並不像H1N1傳染的問題那麼嚴重．

While you are still healthy and not showing any symptoms of H1N1 infection,
in order to prevent
proliferation, aggravation of symptoms and development of secondary
infections, some very simple
steps - not fully highlighted in most official communications- can be
practiced (instead of focusing
on how to stock N95 or Tamiflu):

當你身體健康，尚未出現H1N1感染症狀時，你可以用以下幾種間單的方式來避免少量
的H1N1病毒在你體內(如果有
接觸到的話)繁殖、出現病症、及惡化成二期感染：

1. Frequent hand-washing (well highlighted in all official communications).

常洗手

2. "Hands-off-the-face" approach. Resist all temptations to touchany part
of face (unless you want
to eat or bathe).

手絕不碰臉...除非是洗臉

3. Gargle twice a day with warm salt water (use Listerine if you don't
trust salt). H1N1 takes 2-3
days after initial infection in the throat/ nasal cavity to proliferate and
show characteristic
symptoms. Simple gargling prevents proliferation.In a way,gargling with
salt water has the same
effect on a healthy individual that Tamiflu has on an infected one. Don't
underestimate this simple,
inexpensive and powerfulpreventative method.

每天用溫鹽水(或李斯德林漱口水)漱口二次。H1N1在鼻喉腔內經過2-3天,才開始增生
並出現症候，簡單的鹽水漱口
可以抑制病毒繁衍，等於是健康人的克流感，千萬不要小看這簡單的步驟。

4. Similar to 3 above, clean your nostrils at least once every day with
warm salt water. Not
everybody may be good at Jala Neti or Sutra Neti (very good Yoga asanas to
clean nasal cavities),
but blowing the nose hard once a day and swabbingboth nostrils with cotton
buds dipped in warm salt
water is very effective in bringing down viral population.

同上，每天用溫鹽水清洗鼻孔至少一次，吸口氣用力將鼻內物質噴出，最後

以棉花棒沾溫鹽水清潔鼻孔。這對降低鼻中的病毒量非常有效

5. Boost your natural immunity with foods that are rich in Vitamin C
(Amlaand other citrus fruits).
If you have to supplement with Vitamin C tablets, make sure that it also
has Zinc to boost
absorption.

充份的營養和維他命Ｃ以增加免疫力

6. Drink as much of warm liquids as you can. Drinking warm liquids has the
same effect as gargling,
but in the reverse direction. They wash off
proliferatingviruses from the throat into the stomach where they cannot
survive, proliferateor do
any harm.

多喝溫開水或熱湯，功效和漱口一樣，只是方向相反。

沖到胃裡的病毒是無法生存的

7. All these are simple ways to prevent, within means of most households,
and certainly much less
painful than to wait in long queues outside
publichospitals.

這些都是在家裡就做得到的簡便預防法，遠比痛苦的在醫院候診
好得多。





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