If you feel unwell, have high fever, cough and/ or sore throat:
-stay at home and keep away from work, school or crowds as much as possible.
-Rest and take plenty of fluids.To protect yourself from swine influenza practice general preventive measure:
2. Avoid close contact with people who appear unwell and who have fever and cough.
3. Wash your hands with soaps and water frequently and thoroughly.
4. Practice good health habits including adequate sleep, eating nutritious food, and keeping physically active.
If there is an ill person at home:
5. Try to provide the ill person a separate section in the house. If this is not possible, keep the patient at least 1 meter away from others.
6. Cover mouth and nose when caring for the ill person. Masks can be brought commercially or made using readily available materials as long as they are disposed of or cleaned properly.
7. Wash your hands with soap and water thoroughly after each contact with the ill person.
8. Try to improve the air flow in the area where the ill person stays. Use doors and windows to take advantage of breezes.
9. Keep the environment clean with readily available household cleaning agents. If you are living in a country where swine influenza has caused disease in humans, follow additional advice from national and local health authorities
-Cover your mouth and nose with disposable tissues when coughing and sneezing and dispose of the used tissues properly.
-Inform family and friends about your illness and seek help for household chores that requires contact with other such as shopping.
If you need medical attention:
10. Contact your doctor or healthcare provider before traveling to see them and report your symptoms.
11. Explain why you think you have swine influenza (for example, if you have recently traveled to a country where there is a swine influenza outbreak in humans.)
-stay at home and keep away from work, school or crowds as much as possible.
-Rest and take plenty of fluids.To protect yourself from swine influenza practice general preventive measure:
2. Avoid close contact with people who appear unwell and who have fever and cough.
3. Wash your hands with soaps and water frequently and thoroughly.
4. Practice good health habits including adequate sleep, eating nutritious food, and keeping physically active.
If there is an ill person at home:
5. Try to provide the ill person a separate section in the house. If this is not possible, keep the patient at least 1 meter away from others.
6. Cover mouth and nose when caring for the ill person. Masks can be brought commercially or made using readily available materials as long as they are disposed of or cleaned properly.
7. Wash your hands with soap and water thoroughly after each contact with the ill person.
8. Try to improve the air flow in the area where the ill person stays. Use doors and windows to take advantage of breezes.
9. Keep the environment clean with readily available household cleaning agents. If you are living in a country where swine influenza has caused disease in humans, follow additional advice from national and local health authorities
-Cover your mouth and nose with disposable tissues when coughing and sneezing and dispose of the used tissues properly.
-Inform family and friends about your illness and seek help for household chores that requires contact with other such as shopping.
If you need medical attention:
10. Contact your doctor or healthcare provider before traveling to see them and report your symptoms.
11. Explain why you think you have swine influenza (for example, if you have recently traveled to a country where there is a swine influenza outbreak in humans.)
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