"Being alert to the dangers, as well as practicing commonsense measures for prevention, can go a long way toward saving lives," says Brian Currie, an infectious disease specialist at Montefiore Medical Center in New York. Here are 3 suggestions for making self-defense part of your routine:

    1. Clean your hands several times throughout the day. Use alcohol-based hand rubs and gels. Check the label to make sure they contain 60%-95% isopropanol or ethanol. Ordinary soap and water will work, but you don't have to use very hot water or antibacterial soaps. Use moisturizing lotion, as dry, cracked skin can let in viruses more easily.

    2. Take extra precautions during flu season. Get a flu shot if you haven't already. Spend as little time as possible in crowds, especially in closed spaces, such as elevators and airplanes. Keep your distance from sneezers and coughers. Don't touch your eyes, mouth or nose after being with someone with flu-like symptoms. If you become sick, stay home from work, school and errands. Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when coughing or sneezing. Use antiviral tissues. Don't drink alcohol, which depresses white blood cells and increases the risk of developing bacterial pneumonia in flu sufferers.

    3. Avoid potential sources of infection. Use insect repellent when outdoors. Keep your distance from exotic animals at petting zoos or pet stores. In choosing a pet, stay away from imported or captured animals. Take extra precautions if you travel to a country that's had cases of bird flu or other deadly infections.

    紐約蒙蒂菲奧裏醫療中心傳染病專家布來恩*卡裏說：“警惕危險並采取常識性的預防措施極大地利於挽救生命”。這裏有三條建議，用來構建日常生活的自我防禦體。

    1.一天內多次洗手

    使用以酒精為基質的洗手液。檢查標簽確保其含有60％－９５％的異丙醇或乙醇。一般的肥皂和水也行，但不得使用很熱的水或抗菌肥皂。使用保濕洗液，由於幹裂的皮膚比較容易讓病毒進入。

    2.流感季節格外小心

    如(ru)果(guo)還(hai)沒(mei)的(de)話(hua)，打(da)一(yi)次(ci)流(liu)感(gan)疫(yi)苗(miao)。在(zai)人(ren)群(qun)中(zhong)停(ting)留(liu)盡(jin)可(ke)能(neng)短(duan)的(de)時(shi)間(jian)，特(te)別(bie)是(shi)在(zai)象(xiang)電(dian)梯(ti)以(yi)及(ji)飛(fei)機(ji)這(zhe)樣(yang)密(mi)閉(bi)空(kong)間(jian)內(nei)。與(yu)咳(ke)嗽(sou)和(he)打(da)噴(pen)嚏(ti)者(zhe)保(bao)持(chi)距(ju)離(li)。在(zai)與(yu)帶(dai)有(you)流(liu)感(gan)相(xiang)似(si)症(zheng)狀(zhuang)的(de)人(ren)相(xiang)處(chu)之(zhi)後(hou)
，別(bie)摸(mo)自(zi)己(ji)的(de)眼(yan)睛(jing)、zuibahuobizi。ruguohuanlebing
，jiudaizaijiali
，biequshangban，shangxue，bieganqitadeshiqing。kesouhuodapentishi，yongshabugaizhuzuibahebizi。shiyongkangjunshabu。buyaoyinjiu，jiujingjiangdibaixibao，zengdaliuganhuanzhehuanxijunxingfeiyandefengxian。

    3.避免可能的傳染源

    在zai戶hu外wai時shi使shi用yong昆kun蟲chong驅qu除chu劑ji。在zai寵chong物wu園yuan或huo寵chong物wu商shang店dian

，與yu外wai來lai動dong物wu保bao持chi距ju離li。在zai選xuan擇ze寵chong物wu時shi遠yuan離li引yin進jin或huo捕bu獲huo的de動dong物wu。如ru果guo到dao一yi個ge有you過guo禽qin流liu感gan病bing例li或huo致zhi命ming傳chuan染ran病bing的de國guo家jia去qu旅lv遊you
，要yao格ge外wai多duo加jia小xiao心xin。