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North Carolina whose capital is Raleigh is situated on the Atlantic seaboard in the southeastern part of USA. It is attached with South Carolina and Georgia in the south, Tennessee in the west and Virginia in the north. The population of North Carolina is about 9,222,414. North Carolina is also among the states of US which were affected by the swine flu virus.
According to the information given by center for disease control and prevention through North Carolina radio station 107.5 swine flu has affected the life of many people in North Carolina. The news given by North Carolina radio station 107.5 swine flu has caused 198 deaths in North Carolina. The survey report of CDC by means of North Carolina radio station 107.5 on swine flu shows that the effects of swine flu is decreasing in other states of US but is still widespread in different parts of North Carolina.
As a result of the efforts put in by North Carolina radio station 107.5, the centers for disease control and prevention has allocated 1.5 million doses of swine flu vaccine to North Carolina. The H1N1 vaccines have also been distributed in local health departments to make it easily available for a volunteering person. Seeing the pandemic of swine flu the travelers less than 18 years are restricted to enter in some of the hospitals of North Carolina. The visitors exhibiting symptoms of swine flu or coming from a high risk location have been restricted to enter North Carolina. A number of people had take leave from their jobs due to infection or fear of infection of swine flu. As per the news given by North Carolina radio station 107.5 swine flu has also affected the medical budget of the state as the people who had to leave their jobs due to swine flu claimed their health insurance benefits for treatment of swine flu.
The North Carolina radio station 107.5 is also providing people information about the symptoms of swine flu and also prevention from it. The symptoms of swine flu are same as the seasonal flu. However the death rate from seasonal flu is more than that of swine flu.
The tips given by North Carolina radio station 107.5 swine flu to avoid an infection of swine flu are as follows:
Eat nutritious foods and have a sound sleep, wash hands with soap and warm water for 30 seconds after touching infected area and also whenever required, stay away from the infected person, don’t touch the things used by infected person, don’t visit crowded areas as chances of infection increases. Cover mouth and nose with a tissue paper when coughing and sneezing and throw it at the right place, Wear mask on mouth and nose available for protection against swine flu, Use antibacterial cleaners to clean the any infected surface, don’t touch your mouth, eyes or nose after touching an infected surface, and Take the vaccine available for flu.
By following the above tips one can remain safe from swine flu. However if one exhibits symptoms like fever, coughing, sneezing, headache and muscle pain, sore throat and sometimes vomiting and dehydration then he should soon consult the doctor because it can be swine flu.