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What is the flu?

What is the flu?. A contagious respiratory illness caused by a virus. Types of flu. Seasonal Flu Pandemic Flu Swine Flu (H1N1) Avian Flu (H5N1). How is flu spread?. Coughing and sneezing Person to person Object to person Contagious before symptoms begin. How is flu spread?.

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What is the flu?

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  1. What is the flu? A contagious respiratory illness caused by a virus.

  2. Types of flu Seasonal Flu Pandemic Flu Swine Flu (H1N1) Avian Flu (H5N1)

  3. How is flu spread? Coughing and sneezing Person to person Object to person Contagious before symptoms begin

  4. How is flu spread?

  5. Effects of Seasonal Flu • Every year in the United States • 200,000 people are hospitalized • 36,000 people die • Every year in Massachusetts • 5,000 people are hospitalized • 800 people die

  6. Symptoms of Seasonal Flu Sore throat and dry cough Fever and headache Extreme fatigue Muscle aches In children, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea

  7. Seasonal Flu: Who’s at higher risk? Anyone with a history of respiratory illness Older people Infants and young children Pregnant women People with diabetes People with compromised immune systems People with congestive heart failure

  8. What is a Pandemic Flu? Outbreak of a new strain of flu virus Spreads across a large geographic distance in a short time Fewer people have immunity Can affect 50% or more of the population

  9. Examples of flu pandemics Spanish Flu Pandemic 1918 – 1920 Asian Flu Pandemic 1957-1958 Swine Flu 2009

  10. What you should know about Swine Flu (H1N1) Similar symptoms to Seasonal Flu Spreads the same way as Seasonal Flu Can be transmitted up to seven days after a person is infected Prescription antiviral medicines can reduce the severity of Swine Flu Only a medical test can determine if someone has Swine Flu

  11. It’s up to you to stop the flu All flu types spread from person to person in the same way and can be stopped in the same way

  12. It’s up to you to stop the flu

  13. You can stop the spread of the flu! Get a Flu shot!

  14. You can stop the spread of the flu! • Wash your hands! • To wash hands: • Wet hands • Apply soap and rub • Rinse with water • Dry thoroughly

  15. You can stop the spread of the flu! Cough or sneeze into a tissue or into your sleeve

  16. You can stop the spread of the flu! Stay home from work or school

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