There is a new and very different influenza virus causing illness called H1N1. The Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) expects both H1N1 flu and seasonal flu to cause illness, hospital stays and deaths this season and is preparing for an early and possibly severe flu season.
Flu-like symptoms include:
Take these 3 Actions to fight the flu
These actions will protect you against H1N1 too!
1. Take time to get a flu vaccine.
Seasonal Flu Vaccination is especially important for:
2. Take everyday preventive actions.
Be sure to do the following to protect you from the flu virus:
3. Take flu antiviral drugs if your doctor recommends them.
If you get seasonal or H1N1 flu, antiviral drugs can treat the flu. Antiviral drugs are prescription medicines (pills, liquid or an inhaled powder) that fight against the flu by keeping flu viruses from reproducing in your body.
The priority use for antiviral drugs this season is to treat people who are very sick (hospitalized) or people who are sick with flu-like symptoms and who are at increased risk of serious flu complications, such as pregnant women, very young children, people 65 and older and anyone with certain chronic health conditions. Most people have been able to recover at home from 2009 H1N1 without needing medical care and the same is true of seasonal flu.
Here are more facts about antiviral drugs:
For more information, visit www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/ or go to www.flu.gov. You can also call the Department of Health and Human Services at 800-CDC-INFO.
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