1. Medical knowledge of how to resist respiratory tract disease
should be made widely known during the winter and spring so as to
help people learn its characteristics and take preventive measures
accordingly. Patients should be found early, reported immediately
and then isolated; they should avoid seeking medical treatment or
taking medicines randomly.
2.
Rooms should be well ventilated and be a thoroughly cleaned,
sanitary environment. Clothing and quilts should be washed
frequently and dried outdoors.
3.
Exercise should be regular, breathing lots of fresh air to stay in
good health.
4.
Local disease-control organizations should inspect and disinfect
houses where patients have lived.
5.
People should wash hands after picking nostrils, sneezing or
coughing (when using hands to cover). Dry hands with towels or
tissues.
6.
People should have regular exercise, enough rest to reduce any
stress, balanced diet and avoid smoking. In addition, people should
also change their cloths according to the weather, to help build up
resistance to diseases.
7.
Areas found to have patients should step-up sanitation procedures
and produce information on the subject and inspect areas where the
patients live. People should avoid going to air-blocked and
densely-populated public places. Public gatherings should be
reduced.
8.
Air-conditioners should be kept operating regularly. Its
dust-filtering gauze should be cleaned often. Air-conditioners in
shops, super markets and theaters should be regularly checked,
secured and disinfected. These places should be well ventilated at
all times.
*Source material from Ministry of Health.
(China.org.cn April 8, 2003)