| Step 1: Know For Sure whether its Swine Flu | | | | swine flu treatment in order to address its symptoms |
| If you suffer from flu like symptoms, there is a chance | | | | better. Also, you need to keep in touch with your |
| that it can be swine flu; you better make sure. The | | | | physician. Chances are that you might need to take |
| symptoms are similar, but with swine flu they are more | | | | emergency treatment to bring down the severity of |
| severe. So, before being prescribed specific swine flu | | | | the symptoms. So, keeping in touch with your doctor |
| treatment like oseltamivir, it’s important to be | | | | will help you. |
| sure that you are suffering from the condition. | | | | Step 5: Prescription Medication |
| Step 2: Staying At Home | | | | There is a chance that you might be able to treat your |
| The first thing to do would be to take care and make | | | | symptoms with regular over-the-counter (OTC) drugs |
| sure that you don’t move out of your home. | | | | and by taking certain care and precautions. But, your |
| You don’t want to be spreading the virus | | | | doctor can also prescribe oseltamivir as a medication. |
| around. It’s highly contagious. So, don’t go | | | | In the most severe of cases, medical supervision is |
| to work, or don’t send your children to school. | | | | needed for treating swine flu. |
| Step 3: Keeping Track Of the Symptoms | | | | Step 6: Don’t Panic |
| You need to keep track of your symptoms. Even if | | | | While treating any flu like symptoms it’s |
| you are suffering from some normal symptoms of flu, | | | | important that you don’t panic, but it’s |
| they might turn for the worse suddenly. So, it’s | | | | also important that you don’t take your |
| important to monitor the symptoms and contact your | | | | symptoms lightly. |
| doctor immediately if you think your symptoms are | | | | Tips and Warnings |
| getting more severe. Keep track of symptoms like | | | | If you have flu like symptoms, don’t rush to your |
| chest pain, breathing difficulties, nausea and even pain | | | | doctor for swine Flu treatment. Start treatment at |
| in the stomach. You can also suffer from vomiting and | | | | home by taking precautions and dosages of specific |
| diarrhoea. If your child is suffering from flu, keep a | | | | OTC medications. You might find that the symptoms |
| lookout for symptoms like bluish colour to the skin and | | | | have actually got better. |
| also fever accompanied by rash. | | | | Keep washing your hands thoroughly, periodically. This |
| Step 4: Gathering More Information | | | | will ensure that you limit your contact with bodily fluids. |
| You need to start gathering more information about | | | | You need to be able to rest. |