PREVENTION:
The virus is mainly spread from person to person through coughing, sneezing and respiratory secretions. Infected individuals are contagious from one day before and up to seven days after symptoms start.Following are steps to help protect yourself and others from becoming infected:
- Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it.
- Wash your hands often with soap and water, especially after you cough or sneeze. The CDC recommends washing your hands with soap and warm water for 15 to 20 seconds. Alcohol-based hand sanitizers are also effective. Hand sanitizers are located close to the exits of most campus restrooms
- Avoid close contact with people who are sick with flu like symptoms.
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouth. Germs spread this way.
Please visit the Center for Disease Control and Prevention website for more complete information and facts at: http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/
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