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| • Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it. If a tissue is unavailable, cough or sneeze into your shoulder or elbow instead of your hands. • Wash your hands often with soap and warm water for at least 20 seconds, especially after you cough or sneeze. You can also use alcohol-based hand sanitizers. • Avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouth. Germs spread this way. • Try to avoid close contact with sick people • Keep sick children at home. • If you have flu-like symptoms (fever with cough or sore throat), stay home for at least 24 hours after you are free of fever without the use of fever-reducing medications like Tylenol®. This step is to help stop spreading the virus to others. Some other important actions during the 2009-2010 flu season: • Get the seasonal flu vaccine if recommended by CDC or if you want to reduce your chance of getting the flu. • Get vaccinated for 2009 H1N1 flu if you are in one of the target groups. Others may be able to get the vaccine after local demand among target groups has been met. • Follow public health advice and guidance. For example, avoid close contact with others attending large gatherings of people (often called social distancing measures). • Be prepared in case you get sick and need to stay home for a week or so. Keep a supply of over-the-counter medicines, alcohol-based hand sanitizers, tissues, and other related items so that you do not need to make trips outside your home while you are sick and contagious. • Stay informed by checking with your local health department or http://www.flu.gov for updates related to staying healthy. |
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