Are swine flu masks effective?

Panic and fear are the two things that envelop us in this time of the swine flu pandemic. Ignorance breeds this fear and panic and stress begins to mount. Due to inadequate information, one tends to assume the worst and every sneeze or every cough seems to feel like the confirmation of your worst fears.

Equipping yourself with complete, relevant and adequate information is what will give you that buffer to take necessary steps to protect yourself from this deadly virus. Swine flu or the H1N1 virus is a contagious virus that spreads from person to person. Though the symptoms of swine flu and common flu are almost the same, swine flu if not detected in time, attacks the respiratory system leading to its collapse and eventual death. Though medication is now available for people detected with swine flu, exercising caution and taking steps to avoid contracting the virus are advised.

If you display any of the symptoms of a common cold such as sneezing, coughing, breathing difficulty, congestion accompanied by fever, meet your medical practitioner and take the virus test if advised. It has been noticed that sometimes swine flu symptoms are also accompanied by diarrhoea and vomiting. The sooner you get to your physician the stronger are your chances of beating the flu.

Alternately, to prevent or avoid this virus you can take some simple precautionary measures. Keeping your hands clean by washing them frequently, using a sanitizer and covering your nose and mouth with a mask are some of the measures that you can take. Though there are a number of masks available in the market today. People are often seen using the disposable masks or the surgical masks as a preventive measure from swine flu. However, these masks don’t filter the air that you breathe and allow the virus and bacteria to be inhaled.

Specially designed masks called respirators that cover the mouth and nose are ideal to combat a virus such as this one. These masks are made out of several layers of spun plastic and are quite effective in keeping viruses and bacteria from entering your system. However, by using the Smittstopp spray along with these respirators you can protect yourself to almost 99% from this virus.

The Smittstopp spray can be used directly on hands, surfaces and clothes and acts as a disinfectant and sanitizer all at the same time. The cationic polymers that are present in this sanitizer work by attracting and then killing the virus and bacteria to the surface it is sprayed on.

By spraying Smittstopp on both sides of your mask you protect yourself from breathing in any virus. As this is non-toxic in nature made from natural food grade polymer, you will not be harmed by its prolonged and continued use.

Lasting far longer than other sanitizers, Smittstopp aims at preventing the spreading of swine flu. Spraying Smittstopp on your door knobs, handles, stair handles, surfaces like table tops, switches, taps etc makes sure that all are protected and your mind is at peace.