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H1N1 (swine flu)

Please review these quick everyday actions to help you and your child stay healthy.
(Source: Centers for Disease Control & Prevention)

• 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.
• Alcohol-based hands cleaners also are effective.
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouth. Germs spread that way.
• Influenza is thought to spread mainly person-to-person through coughing or sneezing of infected people.
• If you get sick, CDC recommends that you stay home from work or school.

Symptoms of H1N1 flu, novel virus, are similar to regular human flu, and include fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, head aches, chills, and fatigue. Some people have also reported diarrhea and vomiting associated with H1N1. If your child is sick with any of these flu-like symptoms, please do not send him or her to school. When alerting the school of your child's absence, please be sure to share your child's symptoms to assist the district with tracking.

For the most complete information about H1N1 flu, please visit the McLean County Health Department site at www.mcleancountyil.gov/health or Centers for Disease Control & Prevention Web site at flu.gov.