Fluuuuuuu!

[interactiveleaf]

I was going to write an entry that discussed What To Do and How To Prepare if you get sick, but then I found that it had been done for me, three years ago. Replace "avian flu" with "swine flu" or, really, any other human transmissible illness

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[ravan]

N95 respirator masks. I already have some on the way.

However, they are of unknown usefulness in flu prevention, but do protect others from you if you might be infected. They may protect you from airborne stuff, as well as discouraging you from putting your fingers near your nose and mouth.

[interactiveleaf]

Yep, those, exactly. You got it.

We here at making_a_plan are so damned organized it hurts--one reason I don't post here more often is that I find myself thinking "well, surely they already know that!"

[dulcinbradbury]

I've surgical masks, though not N95 leftover from when I was sick as hell & responsible for food prep for an event. I'd also add Latex/Nitrile gloves for similar reasons.

Other useful things can include chicken boullion. I'm actually taking 3-4 minute cooking egg noodles, chicken boullion cubes & dried carrots, celery, onion & garlic & making proto-soup packages. Dried makes it light to deal with & boiling some water for less than five minutes on the stove is about as much as *I* can handle when I'm falling down sick. Powdered gatoraid wouldn't be a bad thing to stock either, in case of sickness that causes dehydration.