I was watching a long program (TV Interview) on NDTV hosted by Prannoy Roy and
featuriung 4 doctors, 2 from India and 1 from USA/1 from UK.
They were quite reassuring and reiterated that swine flu is just the same as
normal flu. Just that a vaccine is expected only by October. Meanwhile there
are no cures, including the venerable tulsi. By the way, even the common cold
has no vaccine. There is no cause for panic and shutting down schools, cinemas
etc or even wearing masks as a fashion accessory.
The only thing that prevents it is frequent washing of hands. And people with
diabetes, heart problems etc need to be careful because their systems are more
vulnerable. If someone gets swine flu, the advice is to stay home, drink lots
of fluid, take paracetemol for the fever, do not go to school/work. Healthy
people need not wear masks unless they are visiting an ill person or a hospital.
More people will die in India from diarhea and dehydration than from swine flu.
If anyone is interested, watch www.ndtv.com.
Vijay (in Toronto)
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