PreventionofBirdFlu
　　Currentevidenceshowsthatthelivepoultrymarketexposureisoneofriskfactorsforhu—maninfectionwithavianinfluenza。Poultrywithvirusanditsfecesaswellassecretioncouldbepossiblesourcesoftheinfection。Therefore，itisprudenttofollowthepracticesindailylifetopreventbeinginfected。
　　·Indailylife。trytoavoiddirectcontactwithlivepoultry，birds，esp。sick／deadbirds，andtheirfeces。Ifdid。itisamusttowashhandswithsoapandwaterassoonaspossible。Chil—drenshouldavoiddirectcontactwithpoultryandwildbirds。Oncesick／deadbirdsorlivestockarefound，youshallreportittorelevantdepa~mentsratherthanhandlethembyyourself。
　　·Donotpurchaselivepoultryandbutcheritbyyourself；donotcontactwithoreatsick／deadbirdsorlivestock；donotpurchaseflesh，liveorfrozenbirdsorlivestockaswellasrele—vantproductswithoutquarantinecertificate。
　　·Meatofpoultryandlivestockshallbefullycookedandeggsarehard—cooked。
　　·Followfoodsafetyprecautions。Separatetherawandthecookedwhenpreparingandeatingfood。Avoidcrosscontamination。Choppingboard，knivesandcontainersusedtodealwithpoultryandlivestockmeatshallnotbeusedtohandlecookedfood。Sufficientlywashyourhandsafterpreparingpoultryandlivestockmeataswellaseggs。
　　·HealthylifestVleiscrucialtopreventinfectionwithavianinfluenzavirus。Regularphysicalexercisesandmorerestaregoodforprevention。Overstrainshallbeavoided。Donotsmoke。Washyourhandsfrequentlyandmaintaingoodpersonalhygiene。Coveryourmouthandnosewithamaskortissuewhencoughingorsneezing。
　　·Iffeverandrespiratorysymptomsoccur，youshallputonamaskandseeyourdoctoras
　　soonaspossible。Remembertotellyourdoctoraboutyourtravelorpoultryexposurehistorybe—forediseaseonset。Takemedicationandreceivetreatmentunderthesupervisionofyourdoctor。
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