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Things You Can Do
• Preventing the Flu: Good Health Habits Can Help Stop Germs The single best way to prevent seasonal flu is to getvaccinated 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.
| • Stop the Spread of Germs at Work Illnesses like the flu (influenza) and colds are caused by viruses that infect the nose, throat, and lungs. The flu and colds usually spread from person to person when an infected person coughs or sneezes. | • POSTER DOWNLOAD: Stop the Spread of Germs at Work A downloadable poster for offices to post in the workplace. | • Antiviral Drugs and Influenza A (H1N1) A breakdown of antiviral drugs and Influenza A (H1N1) courtesy of the CDC. | • Interim Recommendations for Facemask and Respirator Use in Certain Community Settings Where Swine Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Transmission Has Been Detected Information on the effectiveness of facemasks and respirators for the control of influenza in community settings is extremely limited. Thus, it is difficult to assess their potential effectiveness in controlling swine Influenza A (H1N1) Virus transmission in these settings. | • Transmission and Prevention of Influenza 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. 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. |
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