What are ways to help prevent the h1n1 virus

What are ways to help prevent the h1n1 virus

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To avoid swine flu, do the same things you do to avoid a cold; wash your hands frequently and use hand sanitizer. Also, avoid public gatherings if there is confirmed swine flu in your area. ChaCha!

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HELP!!! My brother has caught swine flu after comming back from holiday.?

Q: I noticed a group of girls before getting on the plane, and one of the was obviously suffering from illness, the others sniffing, most likely flu, which is now-days most likely swine flu. They had also been in ayia napa (on their t-shirts), and as ayia napa is now one of the capitals for swine flu, it drastically increases the probability that these girls were suffering from swine flu. So anyway, they were on my plane, I was actually pissed off that it had to be my plane lol, I was thinking of reporting them but I remembered that Im not an asshole, silly me. So now my brother, a day after, has come down ill with a high temperature etc….swine flu. What do I do to prevent myself from catching the virus????? My mum doesn’t seem to be aware of how contageous the H1N1 virus is. Shes walking in and out of his room, not a care in the world. I told her not to constantly be withing close proximity of my borther (six feet says the helpline), but she seemed to get angry and frustrated with my comments-lol? So with my mum walking around as if she is invinsible, Im washing my hands after touching door handles and certain stuff, but is there anything I can be doing to make sure I’m making the best possible effort?I really don’t want to catch it!By the way, his door is being left open aswell, in his room, courtesy of my invinsible mum. Should it be shut???

A: Yeah, the door should stay shut and you can wear a paper respiratory mask from any drugstore. Also, you can wear disposable gloves, use hand sanitizer or rub hands with regular rubbing alcohol frequently. You can also wipe everything down with rubbing alcohol that any one touches before you touch it. IE, bathroom faucet, flush handle, door knobs, telephones, etc. It would be better if he wore the mask and gloves but that sounds like it is out of the question from mom. Good luck.

bureaucracy….poli sci hw please………God! i really need help here people!!?

Q: okay so for my poli sci hw i need to summarize this bit here AND say how exactly it relates to bureaucracy. i can do hte bureaucracy bit, it’s the summarizing i need help with. so if you all don’t mind could you help me out here? please no “do your own homework” comments, it is 3:18 am and i ahve tons more homework to do and this is all due in less than 12 hours, and i still need to rest!!!!!!! please, i need this article that i did copy and paste (just like my teacher told me too) summarized and in no way do i inted to claim this article as my own. in fact i have to print the article out s she can compare it to my summary so please help me out here people.i’m asking this question twice to see if i cn get more help that way and to increase my chances of getting into the right category so i can get real answers. anyhow, here is the article:__________________________________________________________Government employees tend to be easy fodder for mockery. That is particularly true when the ribbing suits the needs of political candidates trying to appear vigilant about the growth of government.In her quest to become governor of California, for example, Republican Meg Whitman has repeatedly teed off on those who get their paychecks from the public. The former businesswoman derided bureaucrats who “rarely have the desire to think things through.”She lamented the employment of “mid-level bureaucrats” as though they were buffing their nails at the DMV while the rest of us stewed in line. She criticized “a selfish and arrogant bureaucracy, unwilling to give even an inch even in the toughest of economic times.”All that irked many bureaucrats, mid-level and otherwise, because they have in fact agreed to concessions to save the state billions this year.But they got a certain revenge last week, as Californians tried to outsmart an elusive flu virus. On whom were Californians relying? Government workers.::Public health agencies tend to operate in the shadows of public opinion. Their services to the poor and uninsured go to a fraction of the population, and the rest may find their roles hard to pinpoint. In many cases, that is because their first weapon is prevention, and what they prevent is by definition invisible to the outside world. “It is really hard for us to tell our story,” said Dr. Helene Calvet, the city health officer in Long Beach. “We are not good at self-promotion.”Many of those concerned about the H1N1 virus now circulating through California have been dealing solely with private doctors, but public health doctors still are making many of the decisions that affect them. A federal declaration, made earlier this year, put local and state health agencies in charge of fighting the pandemic.Since last spring, those agencies have worked with local hospitals and physicians on how best to confront the virus. They have been trying to educate schools and employers — and the public — about what is already here and what may be coming.They are also a key conduit for the dispersal of vaccine as it slowly arrives. In some areas, public health officials are holding clinics themselves to inoculate high-risk residents. In other locales, including Long Beach, health officials are forwarding their cache of vaccine to local doctors.They are fighting at diminished strength. Health agencies have been hammered by California’s perennial financial problems, and a budget mechanism that was meant to stabilize the money they receive is making matters worse. In 1991, as California confronted its last notable recession, funding for local health programs became tied to receipts from car license fees and sales taxes. Unfortunately for the doctors and nurses, both have nose-dived in this recession.The most recent report from the state Department of Finance said sales tax receipts were running more than $300 million behind estimates for the year, and car fees were $77 million below estimates. On the ground, that has meant shrinking public health departments.”We are definitely challenged,” said Dr. Edward Moreno, the health officer for Fresno County and the president of a statewide organization of local health officials. “Our capacity to mobilize forces to respond to a pandemic is reduced.”Dr. Jonathan Fielding, Los Angeles County’s public health officer, said his department, too, is smaller than it once was, but he hopes the pandemic will heighten appreciation for undervalued government agencies.In defiance of stereotypes, he notes, county workers are volunteering to help out at the flu vaccine clinics, which began Friday. More than five dozen are already scheduled, many on nights and weekends.”This is an ‘all hands on deck’ enterprise,” he said. “The largest undertaking this department has ever had.”In Long Beach, the city health department has held round-robin meetings with hospitals, doctors, businesses and the school district to figure out their joint response.oops, wrong section. i guess it can’t hurt if you guys help me out too.

A: In summary: tl;dr.

bureaucracy………………………………………………..poli sci help please…?

Q: okay so for my poli sci hw i need to summarize this bit here AND say how exactly it relates to bureaucracy. i can do hte bureaucracy bit, it’s the summarizing i need help with. so if you all don’t mind could you help me out here? please no “do your own homework” comments, it is 3:18 am and i ahve tons more homework to do and this is all due in less than 12 hours, and i still need to rest!!!!!!! please, i need this article that i did copy and paste (just like my teacher told me too) summarized and in no way do i inted to claim this article as my own. in fact i have to print the article out s she can compare it to my summary so please help me out here people.i’m asking this question twice to see if i cn get more help that way and to increase my chances of getting into the right category so i can get real answers. anyhow, here is the article:__________________________________________________________Government employees tend to be easy fodder for mockery. That is particularly true when the ribbing suits the needs of political candidates trying to appear vigilant about the growth of government.In her quest to become governor of California, for example, Republican Meg Whitman has repeatedly teed off on those who get their paychecks from the public. The former businesswoman derided bureaucrats who “rarely have the desire to think things through.”She lamented the employment of “mid-level bureaucrats” as though they were buffing their nails at the DMV while the rest of us stewed in line. She criticized “a selfish and arrogant bureaucracy, unwilling to give even an inch even in the toughest of economic times.”All that irked many bureaucrats, mid-level and otherwise, because they have in fact agreed to concessions to save the state billions this year.But they got a certain revenge last week, as Californians tried to outsmart an elusive flu virus. On whom were Californians relying? Government workers.::Public health agencies tend to operate in the shadows of public opinion. Their services to the poor and uninsured go to a fraction of the population, and the rest may find their roles hard to pinpoint. In many cases, that is because their first weapon is prevention, and what they prevent is by definition invisible to the outside world. “It is really hard for us to tell our story,” said Dr. Helene Calvet, the city health officer in Long Beach. “We are not good at self-promotion.”Many of those concerned about the H1N1 virus now circulating through California have been dealing solely with private doctors, but public health doctors still are making many of the decisions that affect them. A federal declaration, made earlier this year, put local and state health agencies in charge of fighting the pandemic.Since last spring, those agencies have worked with local hospitals and physicians on how best to confront the virus. They have been trying to educate schools and employers — and the public — about what is already here and what may be coming.They are also a key conduit for the dispersal of vaccine as it slowly arrives. In some areas, public health officials are holding clinics themselves to inoculate high-risk residents. In other locales, including Long Beach, health officials are forwarding their cache of vaccine to local doctors.They are fighting at diminished strength. Health agencies have been hammered by California’s perennial financial problems, and a budget mechanism that was meant to stabilize the money they receive is making matters worse. In 1991, as California confronted its last notable recession, funding for local health programs became tied to receipts from car license fees and sales taxes. Unfortunately for the doctors and nurses, both have nose-dived in this recession.The most recent report from the state Department of Finance said sales tax receipts were running more than $300 million behind estimates for the year, and car fees were $77 million below estimates. On the ground, that has meant shrinking public health departments.”We are definitely challenged,” said Dr. Edward Moreno, the health officer for Fresno County and the president of a statewide organization of local health officials. “Our capacity to mobilize forces to respond to a pandemic is reduced.”Dr. Jonathan Fielding, Los Angeles County’s public health officer, said his department, too, is smaller than it once was, but he hopes the pandemic will heighten appreciation for undervalued government agencies.In defiance of stereotypes, he notes, county workers are volunteering to help out at the flu vaccine clinics, which began Friday. More than five dozen are already scheduled, many on nights and weekends.”This is an ‘all hands on deck’ enterprise,” he said. “The largest undertaking this department has ever had.”In Long Beach, the city health department has held round-robin meetings with hospitals, doctors, businesses and the school district to figure out their joint response.

A: the article is about politics.