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Preventing the Flu: Good Health Habits Can Help Stop Germs | Seasonal Influenza (Flu) |... - 1 views

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Preventions

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  • Preventing the Flu: Good Health Habits Can Help Stop Germs
  • The single best way to prevent seasonal flu is to get vaccinated each year, but good health habits like covering your cough and washing your hands often can help stop the spread of germs and prevent respiratory illnesses like the flu. There also are flu antiviral drugs that can be used to treat and prevent the flu.
  • Avoid close contact with people who are sick. When you are sick, keep your distance from others to protect them from getting sick too.
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  • If possible, stay home from work, school, and errands when you are sick. You will help prevent others from catching your illness.
  • Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when coughing or sneezing. It may prevent those around you from getting sick.
  • Clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces at home, work or school, especially when someone is ill. Get plenty of sleep, be physically active, manage your stress, drink plenty of fluids, and eat nutritious food.
  • Germs are often spread when a person touches something that is contaminated with germs and then touches his or her eyes, nose, or mouth.
  • 1. Avoid close contact.Avoid close contact with people who are sick. When you are sick, keep your distance from others to protect them from getting sick too.
  • Preventing the Flu: Good Health Habits Can Help Stop Germs
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      taliyahcarter845 on 03 Sep 15
       
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yarelisfl

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influenza prevention

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  • prevent influenza is by getting the influenza vaccine
  • flu season usually occurs between November and April.
  • The vaccine usually protects 50 to 80 percent of those who are vaccinated from getting the flu
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  • increase the risk of a nervous system disorder called Guillain-Barré syndrome.
  • The flu vaccine is recommended for nearly all people six months of age and older. The vaccine is especially important for:
  • handwashing
  • at least 24 hours af
  • The most effective way to prevent influenza is by getting the influenza vaccine (the flu shot or flu nasal spray) and using simple infection control measures such as hand washing. Antiviral medicines can also help prevent infection if you are exposed to the flu.
  •  Because the influenza virus changes (or "mutates") slightly from year to year, you need a new influenza vaccine before each flu season. People should get the flu vaccine soon after it has become available to get the most benefit.
  • People who are vaccinated form antibodies (proteins), which destroy the influenza virus after the person is exposed. It generally takes about two weeks to make these antibodies.
  • Vaccine formulations — The flu vaccine is available in three forms in the United States, as an injection into the muscle, as an injection into the skin, and as a nasal spray
  • The injection of the flu vaccine into the muscle (regular flu shot) is approved for adults and children 6 months and older. In older adults, a high-dose version of this vaccine works a little better than the standard-dose version;
  • The injection of flu vaccine into the skin in what is called an intradermal injection is approved for adults aged 18 to 64 years.
  • The nasal spray is approved only for healthy children age 2 years and older and healthy adults up to 49 years. In 2014, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommended the nasal spray instead of the regular flu shot for healthy children 2 to 8 years of age when it is immediately available.
  • Vaccine side effects — People who get the vaccine as an injection (either into muscle or skin) can have reactions at the injection site. Intramuscular injections can cause redness, swelling, and/or soreness at the site. Intradermal injections can cause redness, swelling, and/or itching. The high-dose intramuscular vaccine and the intradermal vaccine are more likely to cause local reactions than the standard-dose intramuscular vaccine
  • Antiviral medicines can help to reduce the chances of developing the flu after being exposed to someone who is infected. These medicines can also be used in certain people who are at risk for developing complications from the flu and who cannot receive the flu vaccine.
  • INFLUENZA VACCINE
  • Getting the influenza vaccine is the most effective way to reduce the chance of becoming infected with the flu. People who get the influenza vaccine have a lower chance of illness and death from influenza compared with people who are not vaccinated. (See "Seasonal influenza vaccination in adults" and "Seasonal influenza in children: Prevention with vaccines".)
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apettistate345

Prevention of the Flu | Flu.gov - 2 views

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  • Vaccination is the best way to protect yourself from the flu.
  • Everyone 6 months of age and older should get vaccinated against the flu.
  • Take everyday precautions, like washing your hands, to protect your health.
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  • If you are exposed to or caring for someone with the flu, talk to your doctor about preventive antiviral medications.
  • Everyone 6 months of age or older should get the flu vaccine as soon as it is available in your area.
  • There are steps you can take in your daily life to help protect you from getting the flu.
  • Wash your hands often with soap and water or an alcohol-based hand rub.
  • Avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouth. Germs spread this way.
  • ry to avoid close contact with sick people.
  • Practice good health habits. Get plenty of sleep and exercise, manage your stress, drink plenty of fluids, and eat healthy food.
  • Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it.
  • If you are sick with flu-like illness, stay home for at least 24 hours after your fever is gone without the use of fever-reducing medicine.
  • If you are healthy but exposed to a person with the flu, antiviral drugs can prevent you from getting sick. 
  • Wash your hands often with soap and water or an alcohol-based hand rub
  • Avoid touching
  • eyes, nose, or mouth
  • plenty of sleep and exercise, manage your stress, drink plenty of fluids, and eat healthy food.
  • Practice good health habits
  • avoid close contact with sick people
  • Cover
  • nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze
  • Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it.
  • If you are sick with flu-like illness
  • stay home for at least 24 hours after your fever is gone without the use of fever-reducing medicine.
jadaweber

Preventing Influenza - American Lung Association - 0 views

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influenza flu prevention vaccine

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  • The best way to prevent influenza is to get a flu vaccine every year
  • . The influenza virus is constantly changing.
  • It is recommended that everyone over the age of 6 months receive the yearly influenza vaccine.
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  • Children between 6 months and 8 years of age may need two doses of flu vaccine to be fully protected from flu. Discuss this with your child's healthcare provider.
  • The best time to get the flu vaccine is soon after it becomes available in the fall of each year.
  • The exposure to the inactivated influenza virus helps our bodies develop protection by producing antibodies
  • amount of antibodies in the body is greatest one to two months after vaccination
  • two weeks for the body to develop immunity to influenza.
  • FluMist is a nasal spray approved to protect people from getting the flu.
  • s made from live but weakened virus strains.
  • people ages 2-49.
  • not been proven safe for high risk populations.
  • Practice Good Health Habits
  • The most common way to catch the flu is to touch your own eyes, nose or mouth with germy hands.
  • We highly recommend that you stay home from work, school and public places when you are sick. Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue or your elbow when coughing or sneezing, but never your hand. It may prevent those around you from getting sick.
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    About the vaccinations, when it's best to get vaccinated, and ways to help prevent the virus from spreading.
david_good14

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Influenza Symptons

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  • You can help prevent influenza by getting immunized with an influenza vaccine each year as soon as it's available.
  • Most healthy people ages 2 through 49 years can choose to get the nasal spray form(What is a PDF document?) of the vaccine (such as FluMist) instead of the flu shot.
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  • vaccination with either the flu shot or the nasal spray is considered safe.
  • If the nasal spray vaccine is used, contact with anyone in this high-risk group should be avoided for 7 days.
  • Immunization with the inactivated virus (flu shot) is preferred over the nasal spray vaccine for close contacts of people with severely impaired immune systems during times when a protected environment is needed.
  • You should not get the nasal spray if you:
  • Have lung disease, including asthma.
  • Have a condition (such as a seizure disorder or cerebral palsy) that can cause breathing or swallowing problems.
  • Are younger than age 20 and you take aspirin or products with aspirin in them.
  • Even if a flu vaccine does not prevent the flu, it can reduce the severity of flu symptoms and decrease the risk of complications.
  • flu shot results in fewer days missed from work and fewer visits to a doctor for respiratory infections, and it reduces the number of people who develop complications from the flu, such as pneumonia.2
  • flu vaccine can help protect the babies of women who got the vaccine while they were pregnant.3, 4
  • Some do not get the vaccine because of myths they believe about the flu or the vaccines. These include beliefs that the flu is a minor illness or that the vaccine causes the flu.
  • The shot may cause side effects, such as soreness or fever, but they are usually minor and do not last long.
  • type of flu shot (Fluzone Intradermal) is available that uses a much smaller needle than a regular flu shot.
  • it is injected into the skin instead of into a muscle. This usually causes less discomfort at the time of the shot. People 18 to 64 years old can get this shot. But it may not be available everywhere.
  • Yearly immunization with the inactivated influenza vaccine(What is a PDF document?) (flu shot) or the nasal spray flu vaccine(What is a PDF document?) prevents flu infection and its complications in most people.
  • Yearly immunization with the inactivated influenza vaccine(What is a PDF document?) (flu shot) or the nasal spray flu vaccine(What is a PDF document?) prevents flu infection and its complications in most people.
  • Have heart disease.
  • Have diabetes or kidney disease.Have a disease or take a medicine that causes problems with your immune system.
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bwilliams181

MDCH - Transmission and Prevention of Influenza - 1 views

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Influenza flu HSA Challenge1 prevention EnglishII

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  • close print view print friendly Transmission and Prevention of Influenza
  • viruses are spread when a person who has influenza coughs, sneezes, or speaks, releasing viruses into the air and other people inhale the viruses.
  • When these viruses enter the nose, throat, or lungs of a person, they begin to multiply, causing disease.
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  • The viruses can also be spread when a person touches a surface with flu viruses on it (for example, a door handle) and then touches his or her nose or mouth. 
  • A person who has the flu can spread viruses - that means they are contagious. Adults may be contagious from 1 day before feeling sick to up to 7 days after getting sick.
  • Children can be contagious for longer than 7 days. 
  • Avoid close contact with people who are sick.  When you are sick, keep your distance from others to protect them from getting sick, too. 
  • Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when coughing or sneezing, then put your used tissue in a wastebasket.  It may prevent those around you from getting sick. 
  • If you don't have a tissue, cough or sneeze into your upper sleeve, not your  hands.  Clean your hands after coughing or sneezing.  Clean your hands   Washing your hands often will help protect you from germs.  Wash with soap and water or clean with alcohol-based hand cleaner.  Keep alcohol-based hand sanitizers in your bag and car, when soap and water is not available.  Avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouth Germs are often spread when a person touches something that is contaminated with germs and then touches his or her eyes, nose, or mouth.  Stay home when you are sick  If possible, stay home from work, school, and errands when you are sick. You will help prevent others from catching your illness.   Practice healthy habits  Get regular exercise, enough rest, and eat healthy balanced meals.  Other habits for good health  3. Take flu antiviral drugs if your doctor recommends them. Four antiviral drugs (amantadine, rimantadine, zanamivir, and oseltamivir) can be used to prevent influenza. All of these medications are prescription drugs, and a doctor must be consulted before using them.  More Information  Smoking and Influenza  - Some studies show that smokers are more likely to get the flu, and there is a higher mortality rate from the flu among smokers than among nonsmokers.  Protecting Against the Flu: Advice for Caregivers of Children Less Than 6 Months Old - Because infants cannot get vaccine or antiviral drugs but are at higher risk for serious flu complications, protecting them from flu is especially important.  Cover your Cough - Flyers available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Vietnamese, Tagalog, Chinese, Hmong, and Khmer 
alexxabrown

Key Facts about Influenza (Flu) & Flu Vaccine | Seasonal Influenza (Flu) | CDC - 2 views

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  • What is influenza (also called flu)?
  • The flu is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses that infect the nose, throat, and lungs. It can cause mild to severe illness, and at times can lead to death. The best way to prevent the flu is by getting a flu vaccine each year.
  • Signs and symptoms of flu
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  • People who have the flu often feel some or all of these signs and symptoms:
  • Fever*
  • though this is more common in children than adults.
  • It’s important to note that not everyone with flu will have a fever.
  • How flu spreads
  • Most experts believe that flu viruses spread mainly by droplets made when people with flu cough, sneeze or talk.
  • Period of contagiousness
  • You may be able to pass on the flu to someone else before you know you are sick, as well as while you are sick. Most healthy adults may be able to infect others beginning 1 day before symptoms develop and up to 5 to 7 days after becoming sick.
  • How serious is the flu?
  • Flu is unpredictable and how severe it is can vary widely from one season to the next depending on many things, including:
  • Certain people are at greater risk for serious complications if they get the flu. This includes older people, young children, pregnant women and people with certain health conditions (such as asthma, diabetes, or heart disease).Flu seasons are unpredictable and can be severe. Over a period of 30 years, between 1976 and 2006, estimates of flu-associated deaths in the United States range from a low of about 3,000 to a high of about 49,000 people.
  • Complications of flu can include bacterial pneumonia, ear infections, sinus infections, dehydration, and worsening of chronic medical conditions, such as congestive heart failure, asthma, or diabetes.
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  • Prevent seasonal flu: Get vaccinated
  • The single best way to prevent the flu is to get a flu vaccine each season. There are several flu vaccine options for the 2014-2015 flu season.Traditional flu vaccines made to protect against three different flu viruses (called “trivalent” vaccines) are available. In addition, flu vaccines made to protect against four different flu viruses (called “quadrivalent” vaccines) also are available.
  • Trivalent flu vaccine protects against two influenza A viruses (an H1N1 and an H3N2) and an influenza B virus.
  • While seasonal influenza outbreaks can happen as early as October, most of the time influenza activity peaks in January or later. Since it takes about two weeks after vaccination for antibodies to develop in the body that protect against influenza virus infection, it is best that people get vaccinated so they are protected before influenza begins spreading in their community.
  • When to get vaccinated against seasonal flu
  • Yearly flu vaccination should begin soon after flu vaccine is available, and ideally by October. However, getting vaccinated even later can be protective, as long as flu viruses are circulating.
  • The flu is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses that infect the nose, throat, and lungs. It can cause mild to severe illness, and at times can lead to death.
  • Less often, a person might also get flu by touching a surface or object that has flu virus on it and then touching their own mouth, eyes or possibly their nose.
  • The flu is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses that infect the nose, throat, and lungs.
  • Most healthy adults may be able to infect others beginning 1 day before symptoms develop and up to 5 to 7 days after becoming sick.
  • ay be able to pass on the flu to someone else before you know you are sick, as well as while you are sick.
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      You  can have  the flu even  before you  realize  it. This  is  an important factor on why you should get  a vaccine.
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      You  can have  the flu even  before you  realize  it. This  is  an important factor on why you should get  a vaccine.
  • flu viruses spread mainly by droplets made when people with flu cough, sneeze or talk
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  • viruses that infect the nose, throat, and
  • he flu is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza
  • lungs. It can cause mild to severe illness, and at times can lead to death.
  • Fever* or feeling feverish/chills Cough Sore throat Runny or stuffy nose Muscle or body aches Headaches Fatigue (very tired) Some people may have vomiting and diarrhea, though this is more common in children than adults.
  • droplets can land in the mouths or noses of people who are nearby
  • might also get flu by touching a surface or object that has flu virus
  • hen touching their own mouth, eyes or possibly their nose.
  • may be able to infect others beginning 1 day before symptoms develop and up to 5 to 7 days after becoming sick.
  • specially young children and people with weakened immune systems, might be able to infect others for an even longer time
  • what flu viruses are spreading, how much flu vaccine is available when vaccine is available how many people get vaccinated, and how well the flu vaccine is matched to flu viruses that are causing illness.
  • prevent the flu is to get a flu vaccine each season
  • congestive heart failure, asthma, or diabetes.
  • Complications of flu can include bacterial pneumonia, ear infections, sinus infections, dehydration, and worsening of chronic medical conditions
  • virus. The following trivalent flu vaccines are available:
  • flu vaccines made to protect against three different flu viruses (called “trivalent” vaccines)
  • several flu vaccine options for the 2015-2016 flu season.
  • Trivalent flu vaccine protects against two influenza A viruses (an H1N1 and an H3N2) and an influenza B
  • are manufactured using virus grown in eggs
  • approved for people of different ages.
  • flu shots are given with a needle
  • re approved for use in people as young as 6 months of age
  • standard dose tr
  • ivalent shot also can be given with a jet injector(http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/vaccine/jet-injector.htm), for persons aged 18 through 64 years. A high-dose trivalent shot(http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/vaccine/qa_fluzone.htm), a
  • pproved for people 65 and older.
  • A trivalent shot containing virus grown in cell culture(http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/vaccine/cell-based.htm), which is approved for people 18 and older.
  • A recombinant trivalent shot that is egg-free(http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/vaccine/qa_flublok-vaccine.htm), approved for people 18 years and older.
  • he quadrivalent flu vaccine protects against two influenza A viruses and two influenza B viruses.
  • Yearly flu vaccination should begin soon after flu vaccine is available, and ideally by October
  • etting vaccinated even later can be protective, as long as flu viruses are circulating
  • Since it takes about two weeks after vaccination for antibodies to develop in the body that protect against influenza virus infection, it is best that people get vaccinated so they are protected before influenza begins spreading in their community.
  • Everyone 6 months of age and older should get a flu vaccine every season.
  • Vaccination to prevent influenza is particularly important for people who are at high risk of serious complications from influenza
  • contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses that infect the nose, throat, and lungs.
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      alexxabrown on 19 Sep 15
       
      Clear definition of Influenza, followed by brief description of effects as well "the best" preventative method
  • contagious respiratory illness
klong886

Treatment for the Flu | Flu.gov - 0 views

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  • Your health care provider may prescribe antiviral medications to make your illness milder and prevent serious complications.
  • Over-the-counter medications may relieve some flu symptoms but will not make you less contagious.
  • Drinking clear fluids
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  • plenty of rest
  • Placing a cool, damp washcloth on your forehead, arms, and legs to reduce discomfort associated with a fever
  • Covering up with a warm blanket to calm chills
  • humidifier in your room to make breathing easier
  • to soothe a sore throat
  • Gargling salt water
  • treat flu symptoms without medication by:
  • Antiviral medications are prescription pills, liquids, or inhalers used to prevent or treat flu viruses.
  • There are four antiviral drugs approved for treating the flu in the United States—oseltamivir (Tamiflu), zanamivir (Relenza), amantadine (Symmetrel), and rimantadine (Flumadine).
  • f you get the flu, antiviral medications can make your illness milder and make you feel better faster. They may also prevent serious complications from the flu. Antiviral medications work best when started within the first two days of getting sick.If you are exposed to the flu, antiviral medication can prevent you from becoming sick. 
  • Antibiotics are used to treat bacterial infections.
  • They are not effective against viral infections like the flu.
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  • Influenza, commonly known as "the flu," is a highly contagious viral infection of the respiratory tract
  • Although flu vaccine is recommended for everyone aged 6 months or older, in times when the vaccine is in short supply, certain people need it more than others. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) often will recommend that certain high-risk groups be given priority when flu shot supplies are limited. Call your doctor or local public health department about vaccine availability in your area.
  • Some kids with the flu need to be hospitalized.
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  • flu season runs from October to May
  • The vaccine prevents against infection from the flu viruses that researchers predict will be most common in the upcoming year
  • most cases occurring between late December and early March
  • For a severely ill child or one with other special circumstances, a doctor may prescribe an antiviral medicine that can decrease the duration of illness by 1-2 days and prevent potential complications of the flu
  • If an antiviral medication is prescribed, be sure to discuss any possible side effects with your doctor.
  • Given as an injection, the flu shot contains killed flu viruses that will not cause the flu, but will prepare the body to fight off infection from that particular type of live flu virus if someone comes into contact with it.
  • Symptoms, which usually begin about 2 days after exposure to the virus, can include: fever chills headache muscle aches dizziness loss of appetite tiredness cough sore throat runny nose nausea or vomiting weakness ear pain diarrhe
  • all kids 6 months through 4 years old anyone 65 years and older all women who are pregnant, are considering pregnancy, have recently given birth, or are breastfeeding during flu season anyone whose immune system is weakened from medications or illnesses (like HIV infection) residents of long-term care facilities, such as nursing homes any adult or child with chronic medical conditions, such as asthma kids or teens who take aspirin regularly and are at risk for developing Reye syndrome if they get the flu all health care personnel caregivers or household contacts of anyone in a high-risk group (like children younger than 5 years old, especially those younger than 6 months, and those with high-risk conditions) Native Americans and Alaskan natives
  • The nasal mist contains weakened live flu viruses that cannot cause the severe symptoms typically associated with the flu, but can cause some mild symptoms
  • drink lots of fluids to prevent dehydration get plenty of sleep and take it easy take acetaminophen or ibuprofen to relieve fever and aches (do not give aspirin to children or teens as it may cause a rare but serious illness called Reye syndrome) wear layers, since the flu often makes them cold one minute and hot the next (wearing layers — like a T-shirt, sweatshirt, and robe — makes it easy to add or subtract clothes as needed)
  • Kids who are sick should stay home from school and childcare until they are without fever for at least 24 hours without the use of a fever-reducing medicine.
  • So to have the best protection against the flu, it's important to get the vaccine every year.
  • It is given in places like hospitals, clinics, community centers, pharmacies, doctor's offices, and schools
  • infants under 6 months old anyone who's ever had a severe reaction to a flu vaccination anyone with Guillain-Barré syndrome (a rare condition that affects the immune system and nerves)
  • After 5 days, fever and other symptoms have usually disappeared, but a cough and weakness may continue
  • Call the doctor if your child:
  • has flu symptoms has a high fever, or fever with a rash has trouble breathing or rapid breathing has bluish skin color is not drinking enough fluids seems very sleepy or lethargic seems confused has flu symptoms that get better, but then get worse
  • All symptoms are usually gone within a week or two
  • The flu is contagious, spread by virus-infected droplets that are coughed or sneezed into the air
  • The flu usually occurs in small outbreaks, but epidemics — when the illness spreads rapidly and affects many people in an area at the same time — tend to occur every few years. Epidemics often peak within 2 or 3 weeks after the first cases occur.
  • Preventing the Flu From Spreading There's no guaranteed way — including being vaccinated — to prevent anyone from getting the flu
  • Wash your hands thoroughly and frequently with soap, especially after using the bathroom, after coughing or sneezing, and before eating. Never pick up used tissues. Never share cups and eating utensils. Stay home from work or school when you're sick with the flu. Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze, then put it in the trash. If a tissue isn't available, cough or sneeze into your upper arm, not into your hands.
arytman716

Influenza (flu) Prevention - Diseases and Conditions - Mayo Clinic - 2 views

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  • Wash your hands.
  • Contain your coughs and sneezes.
  • Thorough and frequent hand-washing is the best way to prevent many common infections. Scrub your hands vigorously for at least 15 seconds.
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  • To avoid contaminating your hands, cough or sneeze into a tissue or into the inner crook of your elbow
  • Each year's seasonal flu vaccine contains protection from the three influenza viruses that are expected to be the most common during that year's flu season. The vaccine is typically available as an injection or as a nasal spray.
  • Or use alcohol-based hand sanitizers if soap and water aren't readily available.
  • Avoid crowds
  • Flu spreads easily wherever people congregate — in child care centers, schools, office buildings, auditoriums and public transportation
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  • flu vaccination
  • By avoiding crowds during peak flu season, you reduce your chances of infection.
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      Stay in the house, you don't have to be at EVERY function.
  • Controlling the spread of infection
  • Avoid crowds
  • vaccine isn't 100 percent effective,
  • Cover your mouth and nose when you sneeze or cough.
  • By avoiding crowds during peak flu season, you reduce your chances of infection
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maireewelch329

Influenza: Causes, Symptoms, Prevention, and Treating the Flu. - 0 views

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  • Preventing the flu
  • flu prevention is getting vaccinated each year with a flu shot
  • Avoid close contact with people who are sick, stay home when you are sick, cover your mouth and nose when you cough or sneeze, wash your hands, avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth, get plenty of sleep, and drink plenty of fluids. In certain situations, antiviral drugs can be used to prevent seasonal influenza.
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  • contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses.
  • best way to prevent the flu is by getting a flu vaccination each year
  • virus types A, B, and C.
  • ncluding ducks, chickens, pigs, and horses. Influenza B viruses circulate widely only among humans.
  • spirin should never be used to treat flu-like symptoms in children.
  • coughing or sneezing by people infected with influenza.
  • spread mainly from person to person
  • by touching a contaminated surface and then touching their mouth or nose.
  • Symptoms of the flu include fever, headache, fatigue, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, body aches, diarrhea and vomiting (more common among children than adults).
  • here are some actions you can take at home, such as getting plenty of rest, drinking plenty of liquids, avoiding alcohol and tobacco use, and taking medication to relieve the symptoms of flu.
  • nclude bacterial pneumonia, ear infections, sinus infections, dehydration, and worsening of chronic medical conditions, such as congestive heart failure, asthma, or diabetes.
  • also known as the flu
  • severe illness, and at times can lead to death.
  • Both type A and type B flu viruses are responsible for the seasonal outbreaks of flu. Type A flu viruses are found in many different animals,
  • If you develop flu-like symptoms and are concerned about your illness, especially if you are at high risk for complications of the flu, you should consult your health care provider. Those at high risk for complications include people 65 years or older, people with chronic medical conditions, pregnant women, and young children.
  • Antiviral drugs may also be prescribed for treating the flu, depending upon the duration of illness, severity of symptoms, and your medical history.
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Mikeria Busby

How Influenza Spreads - 0 views

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  • Wash your hands with soap and water, or alcohol-based gels. Avoid close contact with people who are sick. When you are sick, stay away from others to protect them from getting sick too. Stay home when you are sick. Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Cover your mouth and nose when you cough or sneeze. Use a disposable tissue and throw it away at once. It may prevent those around you from getting sick.
  • Wash your hands with soap and water, or alcohol-based gels. Avoid close contact with people who are sick. When you are sick, stay away from others to protect them from getting sick too. Stay home when you are sick. Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Cover your mouth and nose when you cough or sneeze. Use a disposable tissue and throw it away at once. It may prevent those around you from getting sick.
  • Mikeria Busby on 07 Sep 15
     
    "Wash your hands with soap and water, or alcohol-based gels. Avoid close contact with people who are sick. When you are sick, stay away from others to protect them from getting sick too. Stay home when you are sick. Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Cover your mouth and nose when you cough or sneeze. Use a disposable tissue and throw it away at once. It may prevent those around you from getting sick."
marketmercado123

Influenza: Practice Essentials, Background, Pathophysiology - 0 views

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Influenza Challenge1 hsa flu diseases prevention

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  • (CDC) estimates that seasonal influenza is responsible for an average of more than 20,000 deaths annually.[1]
  • Mortality is highest in infants and the elderly
  • High-dose influenza vaccine appears to have the potential to prevent nearly one-quarter of all breakthrough influenza illnesses in seniors
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  • signs and symptoms:
  • elderly or high-risk patients with pulmonary symptoms, chest radiography should be performed to exclude pneumonia.
  • Influenza has traditionally been diagnosed on the basis of clinical criteria
  • The criterion standard for diagnosing influenza A and B is a viral culture of nasopharyngeal samples or throat samples
  • FeverSore throatMyalgiasFrontal or retro-orbital headacheNasal dischargeWeakness and severe fatigueCough and other respiratory symptomsTachycardiaRed, watery eyes
  • Prevention of influenza is the most effective management strategy
  • CDC analyzes the vaccine subtypes each year and makes any necessary changes on the basis of worldwide trends.
  • other public health measures are also effective in limiting influenza transmission in closed environments.
  • Traditionally, the vaccine is trivalent (ie, designed to provide protection against 3 viral subtypes
  • influenza is responsible for an average of more than 20,000 deaths annually.[1]
  • High-dose influenza vaccine appears to have the potential to prevent nearly one-quarter of all breakthrough influenza illnesses in seniors (≥65 y) compared with
  • tandar
  • -dose vaccine, according to results from a phase IIIb-IV double-blind, active-controlled trial.[
  • A total of 31,989 participants were randomly assigned to receive either a high dose (IIV3-HD) (60 μg of hemagglutinin per strain) or a standard dose (IIV3-SD) (15 μg of hemagglutinin per strain) of a trivalent, inactivated influenza vaccine.
  • The percentage of seniors with postvaccination hemagglutination-inhibition titers of 1:40
  • Influenza has traditionally been diagnosed on the basis of clinical criteria, but rapid diagnostic tests, which have a high degree of specificity but only moderate sensitivity, are becoming more widely used. The criterion standard for diagnosing influenza A and B is a viral culture of nasopharyngeal samples or throat samples. In elderly or high-risk patients with pulmonary symptoms, chest radiography should be performed to exclude pneumonia.
  • Although reports of at least one serious adverse event were greater in the IIV3-HD group (8.3%) than in the IIV3-SD group (9.0%) (relative risk, 0.92; 95% CI, 0.85 to 0.99), all resolved by the end of the study and none required discontinuation from the study
  • The incubation period of influenza is 2 days long on average but may range from 1 to 4 days in length.
  • may be possible for transmission to occur via asymptomatic persons or persons with subclinical disease, who may be unaware that they have been exposed to the disease
  • FeverSore throatMyalgiasFrontal or retro-orbital headacheNasal dischargeWeakness and severe fatigueCough and other respiratory symptomsTachycardiaRed, watery eyes
  • The presentation of influenza virus infection varies, but it usually includes many of the following signs and symptoms:
  • Fever Sore throat Myalgias Frontal or retro-orbital headache Nasal discharge Weakness and severe fatigue Cough and other respiratory symptoms Tachycardia Red, watery eyes
  • Avian influenza (H5N1) is rare in humans in developed countries
  • szapata805 on 10 Sep 14
     
    "High-dose influenza vaccine appears to have the potential to prevent nearly one-quarter of all breakthrough influenza illnesses in seniors (≥65 y) compared with the standard-dose vaccine, according to results from a phase IIIb-IV double-blind, active-controlled trial.[3, 4] A total of 31,989 participants were randomly assigned to receive either a high dose (IIV3-HD) (60 μg of hemagglutinin per strain) or a standard dose (IIV3-SD) (15 μg of hemagglutinin per strain) of a trivalent, inactivated influenza vaccine. The multicenter trial was performed during the influenza seasons of 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 in Canada and the United States.[3, 4]"
cbarbour201

Prevention of the Flu | Flu.gov - 0 views

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influenza flu prevention

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  • 6 months of age and older should get vaccinated against the flu.
  • ake everyday precautions
  • l-based hand rub.
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  • Wash your hands often with soap and water or an alcoho
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      cbarbour201 on 12 Sep 14
       
      try to stay heathy
  • f you are exposed to or caring for someone with the flu, talk to your doctor about preventive antiviral medications.
  • avoid close contact with sick people.
  • Avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouth.
  • over your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze
  • you are sick with flu-like illness, stay home for at least 24 hours
jadaweber

CDC Flu Infographic - 0 views

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influenza prevention cdc stats

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  • But statistics underscore the seriousness of the disease
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      jadaweber on 03 Sep 15
       
      Stats for Influenza in the US.
  • Each year, on average, 5 percent to 20 percent of the U.S. population gets the flu,
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  • Each year, on average, 5 percent to 20 percent of the U.S. population gets the flu, tens of thousands are hospitalized and thousands die from flu-related illness.
  • tens of thousands are hospitalized and thousands die from flu-related illness.
  • accination is the single best way to
  • helping to prevent an estimated 6.6 million flu-related illnesses, 3.2 million flu-related medical visits and 79,000 hospitalizations.
  • could have been protected if they had gotten vaccinated
  • experts on influenza
  • CDC to provide the best guidance possible on how to prevent and control the spread of influenza.
  • CDC plays a major role in deciding which flu viruses the annual flu vaccine will protect against
  • jadaweber on 03 Sep 15
     
    Stats for influenza.
ccsizmadia306

CDC Says "Take 3" Actions To Fight The Flu | Seasonal Influenza (Flu) | CDC - 0 views

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  • Take time to get a flu vaccine.
  • Take everyday preventive actions to stop the spread of germs.
  • Try to avoid close contact with sick people.
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  • f you are sick with flu-like illness, CDC recommends that you stay home for at least 24 hours after your fever is gone except to get medical care or for other necessities.
  • Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth. Germs spread this way.
  • While sick, limit contact with others as much as possible to keep from infecting them.
  • Wash your hands often with soap and water. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand rub.
  • Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it.
  • Clean and disinfect surfaces and objects that may be contaminated with germs like the flu.
  • Take flu antiviral drugs
  • Take flu antiviral drugs if your doctor prescribes them. If you get the flu, antiviral drugs can treat your illness.Antiviral drugs are different from antibiotics. They are prescription medicines (pills, liquid or an inhaled powder) and are not available over-the-counter.Antiviral drugs can make illness milder and shorten the time you are sick. They may also prevent serious flu complications. For people with high risk factors[702 KB, 2 pages], treatment with an antiviral drug can mean the difference between having a milder illness versus a very serious illness that could result in a hospital stay.Studies show that flu antiviral drugs work best for treatment when they are started within 2 days of getting sick, but starting them later can still be helpful, especially if the sick person has a high-risk health or is very sick from the flu. Follow your doctor’s instructions for taking this drug.Flu-like symptoms include fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue. Some people also may have vomiting and diarrhea. People may be infected with the flu, and have respiratory symptoms without a fever.
alexxabrown

CDC Reports About 90 Percent of Children Who Died From Flu This Season Not Vaccinated |... - 4 views

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flu influenza CDC statistics

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  • 90 percent occurred in children who had not received a flu vaccination this season.
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      alexxabrown on 19 Sep 15
       
      Without the use of a vaccine, children are more likely to succumb to this illness
  • 60 percent of deaths occurred in children who were at high risk of developing serious flu-related complications, but 40 percent of these children had no recognized chronic health problems.
  • Children younger than 5 years of age and children of any age with certain chronic health conditions, including asthma or other lung disorders, heart disease, or a neurologic or neurodevelopmental disorder are at high risk of developing serious complications from flu infection.
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      alexxabrown on 19 Sep 15
       
      High risk groups
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  • during the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic, which lasted from April 15, 2009 to October 2, 2010, 348 pediatric deaths were reported to CDC.
  • took a high toll on children.
  • Annual influenza vaccination has been recommended for all children 6 months to 18 years of age since the 2008-2009 influenza season
  • this season’s vaccine was found to be about 60 percent effective in preventing medically attended influenza illness. This number was lower among people 65 and older, but flu vaccination reduced a child’s risk of having to go to the doctor because of flu by more than 60 percent
  • nnual flu vaccination as the first and best step in preventing influenza.
  • antiviral drugs as a second line of defense against flu
    • alexxabrown
      alexxabrown on 19 Sep 15
       
      Another preventative method 
arytman716

Flu: Overview & Facts - 2 views

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HSA facts

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  • Overview & Facts
  • What Is Flu? What Is Flu?
  • Stomach Flu or Influenza?
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  • Children and Flu
  • Understanding Bird Flu
  • Causes Causes of Flu
  • Are You at Risk? Flu: What Puts You at Risk?
  • Prevention Flu Prevention Strategies
  • Flu Shot: Influenza Vaccine & Side Effects
  • What Is FluMist?
  • Use Your Immune System to Prevent Flu
bwilliams181

Flu (Influenza) - Prevention.com - 1 views

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Influenza flu HSA Challenge1 prevention EnglishII deflitch symptoms

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  • Influenza (the flu) is a respiratory infection.
  • It is caused by the influenza virus.
  • Influenza typically is spread by air or by direct contact from one person to another.
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  • Influenza virus is very contagious.
  • Epidemics peak during the winter months
  • Most influenza cases occur during epidemics.
  • With influenza, the virus usually has mutated (changed) somewhat since the first infection.
  • The most common types of influenza virus are A and B. Influenza A is the one usually responsible for the annual epidemics.
  • Most people get multiple flu infections during their lives.
  • With many other types of infections, having the disease once protects against a second infection.
  • That is because the body's immune system remembers the returning virus. It attacks it immediately, and rapidly eliminates it.
  • A particularly widespread and severe epidemic is called a pandemic.
  • Flu can cause a variety of symptoms. They can be mild or severe. Symptoms and severity depend on the type of virus, your age and overall health.
  • Chills Moderate to high fever (101 to 103 degrees Fahrenheit) Sore throat Runny nose Muscle aches Headaches Fatigue Cough Diarrhea Dizziness
  • Vaccination — Vaccination can reduce your chances of getting the flu and transmitting it to others. Vaccination each year is recommended for everyone aged 6 months and older.
  • Good hygiene — The virus usually is passed through the air, by coughing. It also is passed by direct contact, such as shaking hands or kissing.
  • Antiviral drugs — Zanamivir (Relenza) and oseltamivir (Tamiflu) can substantially reduce your chance of getting the flu if they are taken just before an expected outbreak.
bwilliams181

Preventive Measures to Control the Spread of Influenza (Flu) | Miami Children's Hospital - 1 views

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Influenza flu HSA Challenge1 prevention EnglishII deflitch

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  • Hand Hygiene:Wash hands or use alcohol hand solutions after being in public or after contact with anyone with a cold or flu. Make it a habit to frequently wash hands with soap and water
  • Cough Etiquette:Turn head and cough or sneeze into a disposable tissue and promptly dispose of the used tissue; or cough into the inside of the elbow if a tissue is not available
  • Don't expose young children or immunosuppressed children unnecessarily to large crowds when influenza is in your community
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  • Avoid close contact (holding, kissing) between infants and anyone who has a cold or flu
  • Stay home from work or school if you have influenza (fever, muscle aches, cough)
  • Do not share anything that goes into the mouth such as drinking cups and straws
  • Frequently clean commonly touched surfaces (door knob, refrigerator handle, phone, water faucets) if someone in the house has a cold or flu
  • It is best to avoid smoking around children.
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