Swine Flu Rally

The organization has conducted a big rally to bring awareness on Swine Flu technically called H1N1 at cities main junctions and roads. The main objective of this type of rallies is to bring public awareness and to disseminate preventive methods. This kind of health issues should be addressed publicly to get more attention and to prevent it before it blows.

Sri.J.Syamala Rao, the then District collector of Visakhapatnam, has flagged off the rally and our volunteers and members of the organization sanitized the public at various junctions.

Objective:

The main moto of this awareness program was to aware the people from swine flu as well as how to protect themselves from H1N1 flu, even what should be the first step if people infected from swine flu.

What is Swine Flu:

Swine influenza, also called pig influenza, swine flu, hog flu and pig flu, is an infection caused by any one of several types of swine influenza viruses. Swine influenza virus (SIV) or swine-origin influenza virus (S-OIV) is any strain of the influenza family of viruses that is endemic in pigs. As of 2009, the known SIV strains include influenza C and the subtypes of influenza A known as H1N1, H1N2, H2N1, H3N1, H3N2, and H2N3. Swine influenza virus is common throughout pig populations worldwide. Transmission of the virus from pigs to humans is not common and does not always lead to human flu, often resulting only in the production of antibodies in the blood. If transmission does cause human flu, it is called zoonotic swine flu. People with regular exposure to pigs are at increased risk of swine flu infection.

Symptoms of Swine Flu :

The symptoms of swine flu are usually like those of regular seasonal flu and include: Headache, Chills, Cough, Fever, Loss of appetite, Aches, Fatigue, Runny nose, Sneezing, Watery eyes, Throat irritation, Nausea and vomiting, Diarrhea, In people with chronic conditions, pneumonia may develop.
Do’s

DO hug a friend (instead of kissing).
DO use hand sanitizer.
DO wash hands frequently (preferably in sinks that turn on automatically).
DON’T

DON’T shake hands.
DON’T use another person’s phone or computer mouse.
DON’T rub your eyes, nose, or mouth with your hand.
DO use your own pen when making purchases.
DO sneeze into your elbow.