Swine flu has become a large epidemic across the country in the past few months. It has begun to effect college football, as players with flu like symptoms are being forced to isolate themselves from teammates. The University of Mississippi and University of Wisconsin have both recently reported outbreaks of H1N1 on campus and have ordered players to take precautions in order to protect themselves. In early August, a Duke player was unable to begin the season with his team due to a confirmed case of Swine flu.
Precautions to take in order to minimize the risk of Swine flu are to wash hands often with soap and water, use alcohol based hand sanitizers, cover your mouth and nose when you cough and sneeze, and if you feel any flu like symptoms to see your physician as soon as possible.
http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/32783998/ns/sports-college_football/
http://www.emaxhealth.com/1024/90/30681/how-take-swine-flu-precautions.html
Its probably not a bad idea for people not just football players to isolate themselves from other people when they have flu-like symptoms, it can so easily be spread and brought home to family members.
ReplyDeleteYea this whole swine flu thing sucks everyone is getting sick from it. It would probably help if everyone took the precations ans the people that have it take care of themselves so they dont get anyone else sick. And i know a lot of people here are going down just by the seasonal flu as well
ReplyDeleteI'll tell you right now, I will never take anything like the swine flu lightly again. I was in and out of the hospital and basically bed ridden for 10 days. It blew the regular flu out of the water. I wash my hand religiously now and sanitize more than any human being should. It definitely something people need to be careful with and people should absolutely use the precautions on the Emax Health website.
ReplyDeleteStay healthy people!