H1N1 Information
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FAQ About H1N1 in Coe's Campus:
What should you do to protect yourself from the flu?
Seasonal flu vaccines will be available by Coe Health Services and the Junior Nursing Students will be giving the injections. The date will come soon. Using the pneumonic KOHAWKS
- K-Keep away from those who are ill with fever
- O-Only return to classes after 24 hours of being fever free without fever reducing medication
- H-Healthy eating, sleep and exercise
- A-Annual flu shot
- W-Wash your hands or use hand sanitizer
- K-Keep your cough covered (crook of arm)
- S-Stay home if you have a fever over 38 C (100.3F) and avoid crowded coughing venues.
What is Coe Health Services doing for the flu?
- Education and outreach to all who ask
- Earlier seasonal flu vaccines, September instead of October
- Flyers with Cover Your Cough and Hand Washing in all residence hall bathrooms
- Hand sanitizer available in the U
- Monitoring for H1N1 progression through the Linn County Public Health Department and CDC
- Education through email, Cosmos and Crimson Chronicle as to symptoms and actions to be taken
When to seek care?
Influenza season is here. This year there are 2 flus - the seasonal influenza AND Novel H1N1. At this time, there is no evidence that H1N1 is any more lethal than the seasonal flu. While there is a suggestion that students 18-25 are more likely to catch the flu; in healthy students there is no indication that it has a higher mortality. A student should seek care as they normally would. The providers will provide the standard recommended care. Influenza like illness is defined as fever AND cold symptoms, sore throat.
Will I be tested for H1N1?
Health Services will follow national and state guideline for testing and treating students. There is currently no recommendation to TEST otherwise healthy individuals for flu. There is currently no clear recommendation to treat otherwise healthy young individuals with an anti-viral. Tamiflu will shorten the course of the illness by on average one day if taken within the first 48 hours of illness.
Follow the links below for more information on the H1N1 Influenza:
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