Swine Flu

As the Swine Flu spreads through the US, I've been getting a bit worried about it. Here's a link to the Center for Disease Control's information about it. Also a list of what they recommend:

Avoid close contact.
Avoid close contact with people who are sick. When you are sick, keep your distance from others to protect them from getting sick too.

Stay home when you are sick.
If possible, stay home from work, school, and errands when you are sick. You will help prevent others from catching your illness.

Cover your mouth and nose.
Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when coughing or sneezing. It may prevent those around you from getting sick.

Clean your hands.
Washing your hands often will help protect you from germs.

Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth.
Germs are often spread when a person touches something that is contaminated with germs and then touches his or her eyes, nose, or mouth.

Practice other good health habits.
Get plenty of sleep, be physically active, manage your stress, drink plenty of fluids, and eat nutritious food.

This is a concern for me because of me having Lupus. My husband laid down the law yesterday. He told me that I'm going to carry hand sanitizer everytime we go out and I'm not allowed to touch anything, like doors, shopping carts, things like that. Understandable because I contracted MRSA like that 2 years ago this week. Not a fun week in the hospital and I don't care to ever repeat that one. So I will be wearing gloves when we go out as well. We are also going to keep a close eye on my daughter, when she comes home from school, for any signs of being sick. If so we will not be sending her back to school until she's better.