A girl has had a normal flu for a week (the doctor said it nothing dangerous), i think. and her boss told her to wear a face mask at work. She laughed, (she thought he was kidding. I’m not so sure if he was.) but wearing a mask at work, ALL day, is not easy. you don’t get enough oxygen, you brain will probably slow down. it is uncomfortable, and it is hard to breath, who would wear a mask all day, ill or not ill.
The other day in the mall i saw two people wearing masks and holding hands.. they looked weird, nobody in the mall was wearing masks except for them, and if they are so conscious of their health, then holding hands will probably transfer the influenza too.
The numbers of cases of influenza virus h1n1 is increasing, yes, but i don’t think i can take masks for long, maybe half an hour but not too long.
wang said:”I think your sister’s boss at work an attitude is right.However,in the global spread of Influenza A H1N1 influenza situation,wear a mask isolated the virus is undoubtedly one of the effective preventive measures.Masks only protect a certain degree of health,prevention of the virus to a H1N1 this is useless,timely and mouth is not infected,the boby will also be infected,the possibility of still larger,so we still have to strengthen their physical bodies and wash their hands,drink plenty of water,do not rely on a mask on their own!”
I think :The WHO has remarked that Malaysians have taken the pandemic H1N1 too easy. As such the death rate from this condition is phenomenal and beyond the global mean, as compared to countries in the West. In fact, reading yesterday’s paper suggest that a new strain has developed through mutation. ‘Tamiflu’ would not be able to stem this new variant. A friend of mine fell ill due to H1N1. She told me how she suffered under high temperatures, had reduced platelet count, swoon and almost lost consciousness. The whole cycle too 9 days before she could be considered “out of the woods”. we should not take it easy. In 1918, Spanish flu killed 1.8 million people in that continent alone!
So do take care. Wear a mask. I know it is difficult for those having breathing difficulties but care me must take. Wear a more expensive mask. It is better as it has a filter. As for the cheaper ones, dispose at the end of a session such as in the office, at school, in church and everywhere where there is a density of people including in lifts,mass raid transits and cinemas.
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