AH1N1 diameter of the virus is 100 times smaller than the distance between the fiber masks, however, may (but need not) protect us from the droplets during sneezing fired. So do not give guarantees protect against influenza. Single mask should be changed when it comes to wet (i.e., usually 20 mins - 2 hours) - moisture mask helps the virus spread to the face. You must wash your hands with soap after each change masks or wash with alcohol-based.

Well known microbiologist Professor Hugh Pennington warns that masks may give false sense of security. According to him, the only benefit of wearing masks is to remind people about the need for blocking the mouth when cough or sneeze.

U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention recommends the wearing of masks having contact infected only if he cannot be infected with this. Wearing surgical masks outside, inside, where viruses can easily spread, has little meaning.

How to protect against AH1N1 infection?
1. Take care of hygiene; avoid unnecessary contact with people infected and unnecessary stay in populated places.
2. Well dressed (to avoid hypothermia, because it weakens resistance), but does not overheat.
3. It strengthens the body's resistance appropriate nutrition - natural products with no or little preservatives, such as fruit (especially raspberries enhance immunity).

Let us not be mad.
Don't panic because of the "swine flu pandemic”. Fear is a wind-up and exaggerated by the media, because it raises very audience, for example, often give the sum of deaths and ordinary swine flu aggregated (the number of deaths per ordinary flu is usually several times higher), without this being stated clearly. Mortality of swine flu in Ukraine was 0.0335% and 1.1% of the world.