Swine Flu and Children: How to protect your child

It is all over the news and it is occurring worldwide: swine flu.
With 91 cases that have been confirmed in the U.S, this fast traveling flu is a fear for most parents. It is an illness that scientists have little knowledge about and we don't know whether it will worsen or turn out to be nothing more than a general flu. Still I am nervous to take my little one anywhere that includes a mass amount of people: IE Disneyland. It is so scary. After hearing of the toddler in Texas that died of it...and quickly I may add, I want to know everything I can do to prevent it from coming near my son. So here it is:

In order to protect your child it is best to know the symptoms to look out for in young children. Warning signs need urgent medical attention. They include:

Fast breathing or trouble breathing
Bluish skin color
Not waking up or not interacting
Flu-like symptoms improve but then return with fever and worse cough
Fever with a rash

And how do we protect our children from swine flu?

Since this flue spreads mainly from person to person through sneezing, coughing, and the common ways of spreading germs from infected people, practicing good hygiene is the best way to keep your child safe. So of course wash those hands at every chance you have, baths don't hurt, and avoid places that tend to be germ infected. Don't allow them in the ball pit at Chuck-e-cheese's!! Basically be hypersensitive about germs.