Face Masks Help Stop Swine Flu-H1N1

Face Masks Help Stop Swine Flu-H1N1. From Mexico to China and people around the world have worn face masks to protect against the swine flu, also known as the H1N1 virus. But, experts could never say for sure whether such masks actually help you stay healthy.

In connection with hand washing, face masks seem to work better than hand washing alone.

Well, Baby Boomer’s as you know, I am not a rocket scientist, but I could have told them that. Let’s see…do medical people wear them in hospitals?

Helloooooo…did they spend 200,00.oo on research to figure that one out?

When I go into the hospital, because my immune system is so low, people have to wear masks gloves and outer wear to protect me. The good thing is that I get a private room because of it.

Face Masks Help Stop Swine Flu-H1N1…So, here are the medical researchers who have finally analyzed that wearing masks, washing your hands and keeping your hands out of your eyes, nose and mouth, will help stop the swine flu.

The largest  and newest study to date, suggests they do. When sick people and their families wear surgical face masks and wash their hands within the first 36 hours of symptoms, healthy family members are indeed less likely to get seasonal flu, researchers say. They concurred that the results may apply to H1N1 as well.

Swine Flu-H1N1 Figures

94,512 “reported” people around the world have been infected with swine flu, and there have been 429 deaths in 122 countries.

“Many people believe that coughs and colds are so infectious that there is really no stopping them, however hard we try,” says Benjamin Cowling, Ph.D., the lead author of the study published this week in Annals of Internal Medicine. “Our results suggest that is not the case, and, in fact, transmission can be effectively stopped with just some simple precautions.”

OK, Baby Boomers…wear your masks, wash your hands and keep your hands out of your eyes, nose and mouth…and your chances of missing the Swine Flu-H1N1, are better.

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