Education officials in Tehran have succeeded in bringing A-H1N1 flu virus under control in schools and dropping the number of infected students from 17 to 6.
“Following the infection of a number of students with swine flu, and identification of some suspected cases, the education organization of the Iranian capital Tehran started to collect data from across the city,” a health expert in Tehran Education Organization said.
“Education Organization of Tehran city has held instructive classes for school staffs and parents to teach various prevention methods to fight swine flu pandemic,” Mahboubeh Abtahi added.
“The measures taken by the organization resulted in a significant decrease in the number of infected students from 17 to 6,” she added.
“Prevention is the best cure and the best preventive steps are frequent hand-washing and covering one's mouth when coughing or sneezing,” she continued.
The H1N1 influenza virus, which originated in Mexico, can be prevented by maintaining strength in one's immune system by making healthy food choices, drinking enough water, and washing hands several times during the day.
Swine flu has claimed the lives of 58 people across Iran as the national tally of infections passes 2660, the latest report by the country's Health Ministry said.
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