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Important Information about Seasonal Influenza and H1N1 www.queensu.ca/hcds www.queensu.ca/pandemic/. Symptoms. Sudden onset of: Fever ( greater than 100 o F or 38 o C/chills ) coughing muscle aches Sore throat Followed by: runny nose headache extreme tiredness
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Important Information about Seasonal Influenza and H1N1 • www.queensu.ca/hcds • www.queensu.ca/pandemic/
Symptoms • Sudden onset of: • Fever (greater than 100o F or 38o C/chills) • coughing • muscle aches • Sore throat • Followed by: • runny nose • headache • extreme tiredness • loss of appetite
Spread & Prevention • How it's spread: • Coughing, sneezing • Direct contact with people who have the "flu" • Sharing drinks or food • Contact with contaminated surfaces, because the virus can live for a short time on doorknobs, railings, etc... • How to prevent it: • Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds • Use hand sanitizer if soap and water aren't easily accessible • Cough or sneeze into your sleeve or a tissue (not your hand) • Keep your hands away from face (eyes, nose, mouth) because that is where the virus "gets in" • Get an annual flu shot when campus clinics are held this fall. A second H1N1 vaccination will be required when the vaccine is available
Call Telehealth Ontario (1-866-797-0000). Follow their advice. If you need to make an appointment with Student Health Services, call 613-533-2506 If you are in a vulnerable group (asthmatic; have cancer or cardiovascular, pulmonary, renal or GI disease; have neurological conditions eg. CP, MS sickle cell; diabetic; immunosuppressed; pregnant), seek medical attention immediately Stay home and limit contact with others until symptoms (particularly fever) subside (usually less than 1 week) Let someone know you are sick (friend, room mate, don) and set up a support network Contact your instructors as soon as possible to discuss options for making up the academic work that may have been missed. If you feel ill…