Swine flue precautions

Swine Flu is a virus. It spreads by being near someone spluttering and sneezing who have the virus. Transfer from off your hands seems the big risk by touching surfaces that someone infected has touched such as door handles, money, etc. The name of the game is washing hands regularly. Keeping wet wipes on you seems sensible. I've told Lisa that being touchy feely with friends should be off limits until we know what's happening. Masks seem not to work very well unless you take precautions. The virus could be present on the outside of the mask and will be transferred to the inside of the mask if you are careless adjusting or removing your mask with your hands.

Those at risk of fatal reactions to the swine flu appear to be pregnant women, people who have underlying health issues. People with compromised immune systems.
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Wikipedia says

Prevention of human to human transmission

Influenza spreads between humans through coughing or sneezing and people touching something with the virus on it and then touching their own nose or mouth.^[76] Swine flu cannot be spread by pork products, since the virus is not transmitted through food.^[76] The swine flu in humans is most contagious during the first five days of the illness although some people, most commonly children, can remain contagious for up to ten days. Diagnosis can be made by sending a specimen, collected during the first five days for analysis.^[77]

Recommendations to prevent spread of the virus among humans include using standard infection control against influenza. This includes frequent washing of hands with soap and water or with alcohol-based hand sanitizers, especially after being out in public.^[78] Chance of transmission is also reduced by disinfecting household surfaces, which can be done effectively with a diluted chlorine bleach solution.^[79] Although the current trivalent influenza vaccine is unlikely to provide protection against the new 2009 H1N1 strain,^[80] vaccines against the new strain are being developed and could be ready as early as June 2009.^[81]

Experts agree that hand-washing can help prevent viral infections, including ordinary influenza and the swine flu virus. Influenza can spread in coughs or sneezes, but an increasing body of evidence shows small droplets containing the virus can linger on tabletops, telephones and other surfaces and be transferred via the fingers to the mouth, nose or eyes. Alcohol-based gel or foam hand sanitizers work well to destroy viruses and bacteria. Anyone with flu-like symptoms such as a sudden fever, cough or muscle aches should stay away from work or public transportation and should contact a doctor for advice.

Social distancing is another tactic. It means staying away from other people who might be infected and can include avoiding large gatherings, spreading out a little at work, or perhaps staying home and lying low if an infection is spreading in a community. Public health and other responsible authorities have action plans which may request or require social distancing actions depending on the severity of the outbreak.

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Possible carriers: The Postman, shop assistants, The Post Office, The Spar.

Airbus workers. Broughton Tesco customers, assistants.

Possible objects. Your friends mobile phone, computer, money, post.

Link Wikipedia Swine Flu