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Welcome to
SARS Info Center.
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For links to possible cures for SARS, please click
here.
The following are suggested preventive measures that
can be taken against SARS.
(Information is collated from the independent research of many
sources)
Summary of Preventive Measures:
- Consult
your doctor promptly if you develop respiratory symptoms such as fever,
malaise, chills, headache, joint pain, dizziness, rigors, cough, sore
throat and runny nose – EARLY TREATMENT is the KEY.
- Build
up good body immunity. This means taking a proper diet, having regular
exercise and adequate rest, reducing stress and avoiding smoking
- Maintain
good personal hygiene. Cover nose and mouth when sneezing or coughing
- Wear
mask if you develop runny nose, sore throat and cough.
- Wear
protective mask in public areas, classrooms, computer rooms, public
transports, communal areas in hostels
- Keep
hands clean and wash hands properly. Use liquid soap for hand washing
and disposable towel for drying hands
- Wash
hands when they are dirtied by respiratory secretions e.g. after sneezing
- Regularly
wash your hands, particularly after touching communal objects such
as hand railings, lift buttons, and door knobs and handles
- Do not
touch your nose, eyes or mouth without washing your hands first with
soap and water. Wiping hands with alcohol swabs can also help to kill
the virus
- Carefully
dispose of materials used to wipe respiratory secretions e.g. paper
handkerchief – use disposable paper handkerchiefs, not cotton
type
- Shower
immediately after returning from work and change into clean clothes.
Remember to wash hair and the spectacles
- Do not
share towels
- Keep
home environment clean, and cleanse furniture properly
- Maintain
good indoor ventilation – open windows
- Avoid
visiting crowded places with poor ventilation
Above tips
from the Chinese University of Hong Kong [click
here]
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