- Stay informed. The university has developed this web site, to provide important information as it becomes available. Also, keep up-to-date with your local news media.
- Stay home if you get sick. If you experience symptoms of the flu, stay home for 24 hours after you are fever free (without the assistance of fever-reducing medication) and limit contact with others to keep from infecting them. Symptoms of swine flu include: fever over 100 degrees; headache; muscle aches; cough; runny or stuffy nose; sore throat; fatigue; and rarely, stomach symptoms, such as nausea, vomiting or diarrhea.
Other easy tips from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention include:
- Wash your hands. Keep your hands clean by washing them for at least 20 seconds with soap and water. Alcohol-based hand cleaners are also effective.
- Cover your cough. Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it. You can also cough or sneeze into the crook of your elbow or shoulder to avoid infecting your hand.
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth. Germs spread that way.
- Avoid contact with ill persons when possible (maintain a greater than 3 foot distance)
- Do not share food, drink, or utensils
Updated Oct. 13, 2009
