N95口罩是用來阻隔95% 的0.3μ微粒,，而H1N1病毒的大小是0.1μ左右。所以，靠N95口罩防H1N1就像用蚊帳來擋雨。

Tamiflu
does not kill but prevents H1N1 from further proliferation till the virus
limits itself in about 1-2 weeks (its natural cycle). H1N1, like other
Influenza A viruses, only infects the upper respiratory tract and proliferates
(only) there. The only portals of entry are the nostrils and mouth/ throat. In
a global epidemic of this nature, it's almost impossible not coming into contact
with H1N 1 in spite of
all precautions.

克流感不是用來殺死H1N1病毒 ，它只能抑制病毒在其1-2週的自然生存周期中繁衍,H1N1跟其他Ａ型流感的病毒一樣，感染部位只限於上呼吸道，並在那繁殖,它的唯一入侵途徑是口鼻喉，這種全球性的流感，幾乎無人能置身事外

Contact
with H1N1 is not so much of a problem as proliferation is.

但接觸到H1N1病毒，並不像H1N1傳染的問題那麼嚴重．

While
you are still healthy and not showing any symptoms of H1N1 infection, in order
to prevent proliferation, aggravation of symptoms and development of secondary infections,
some very simple steps - not fully highlighted in most official communications-
can be practiced (instead of focusing on how to stock N95 or Tamiflu):

當你身體健康，尚未出現H1N1感染症狀時，你可以用以下幾種間單的方式來避免少量的H1N1病毒在你體內(如果有接觸到的話)繁殖、出現病症、及惡化成二期感染：

1.
Frequent hand-washing (well highlighted in all official communications).

常洗手

2.
"Hands-off-the-face" approach. Resist all temptations to touch any
part of face (unless you want to eat or bathe).手絕不碰臉...除非是洗臉

3.
Gargle twice a day with warm salt water. H1N1 takes 2-3 days after initial
infection in the throat/ nasal cavity to proliferate and show characteristic symptoms.
Simple gargling prevents proliferation. In a way, gargling with salt water has
the same effect on a healthy individual that Tamiflu has on an infected one.
Don't underestimate this simple, inexpensive and powerful preventative method.

每天用溫鹽水漱口二次。H1N1在鼻喉腔內經過2-3天,才開始增生並出現症候，簡單的鹽水漱口可以抑制病毒繁衍，等於是健康人的克流感，千萬不要小看這簡單的步驟。

4.
Similar to 3 above, clean your nostrils at least once every day with warm salt
water. Not everybody may be good at Jala Neti or Sutra Neti (very good Yoga as an
as to clean nasal cavities), but blowing the nose hard once a day and swabbing both
nostrils with cotton buds dipped in warm salt water is very effective in
bringing down viral population.

同上，每天用溫鹽水清洗鼻孔至少一次，吸口氣用力將鼻內物質噴出，最後以棉花棒沾溫鹽水清潔鼻孔。這對降低鼻中的病毒量非常有效

5.
Boost your natural immunity with foods that are rich in Vitamin C (Amla and
other citrus fruits). If you have to supplement with Vitamin C tablets, make
sure that it also has Zinc to boost absorption.

充份的營養和維他命Ｃ以增加免疫力

6.
Drink as much of warm liquids as you can. Drinking warm liquids has the same
effect as gargling, but in the reverse direction. They wash off proliferating viruses
from the throat into the stomach where they cannot survive, proliferate or do any
harm.

多喝溫開水或熱湯，功效和漱口一樣，只是方向相反。沖到胃的病毒是無法生存的

7.
All these are simple ways to prevent, within means of most households, and
certainly much less painful than to wait in long queues outside public hospital.

這些都是在家就做得到的簡便預防法，遠比痛苦的在醫院候診好得多。

備註：

備註中關於N95口罩的情形請供參酌，不代表該口罩有絕對特定效果，敬請自行注意。

1.
EHS Corporate 仍然建議在特定場合戴N95口罩預防感染甲型流感(A型流感)。上面的檔中的大部分資訊是正確的，不過提醒大家注意，流感病毒不會單獨懸浮在空氣中，只會存在于病人呼吸和打噴涕帶出的體液液滴中而懸浮於空氣中，而這種體液至少要大於5μ，所以N95原則是可以有效阻隔的。

2.
另外
Tamiflu 是醫治流感的藥物，不是疫苗。

另外美國 NIOSH（National Institute of Occupational
Safety and Health）將口罩濾材區分為下列三種：

1.N
系列：N 代表 Not resistant to oil，可用來防護非油性懸浮微粒。

2.R
系列：R 代表 Resistant to oil，可用來防護非油性及含油性懸浮微粒。

3.P
系列：P 代表 oil Proof，可用來防護非油性及含油性懸浮微粒。

就“濾材最低過濾效率”而言，又分為下列三種等級：

1.95
等級：表示最低過濾效率≧95 ﹪。

2.99
等級：表示最低過濾效率≧99 ﹪。

3.100
等級：表示最低過濾效率≧99.97 ﹪。

所以，N95、R95、P95 以及濾菌功能更高的 N99、R99、P99，甚至 N100、R100 及 P100 等型口罩，都能有效過濾懸浮微粒或病菌。此外，通過歐盟標準的 FFP1、FFP2 及 FFP3 工業用口罩也都能有效濾除微粒或病菌。

N95口罩：合符美國國家職業安全及健康協會標準（NIOSH）N95認可，隔濾的微粒，直徑可小至0.3微米。在測試中，隔阻直徑0.075微米的微粒，成功率有95%。冠狀病毒肺炎（非典型肺炎）病毒的直徑約0.1至0.12微米。