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Governor and Chief Medical Officer Advise Coloradans About Swine Flu
Center for Disease Control Update - May 5, 2009
News Release - Health District of Northern Larimer County (click here)
News Release - Colorado Dept of Public Health & Environment(click here)
Center for Disease Control Swine Flu Questions and Answers - English (click here)
Center for Disease Control Swine Flu Questions and Answers - Spanish (click here)
Preventing the Flu (click here)
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has identified cases of Swine Influenza A (H1N1) virus infection in people
in several states. While the CDC is working with local and state health agencies to investigate these cases, you should be vigilant in
looking for signs and symptoms of this virus.
Signs and symptoms of Swine Influenza A are similar to those of seasonal influenza and include the following:
* fever
* lethargy
* headache
* body aches
* cough
* sore throat
* may experience diarrhea and/or vomiting
If your student exhibits these symptoms, they should go home, and stay at home until 24 hours after all symptoms have resolved,
before returning to school. In cases of mild illness, the student should be self-isolated at home. The child’s medical provider should
be contacted for further advice.
Prevention Strategies:
Remember that Swine Influenza A is passed from person to person, and not from pigs or from eating pork or pork products. Continue
to reinforce the implementation of prevention strategies such as:
* Routine hand washing
* Cover coughs and sneezes with a tissue or by coughing or sneezing into your elbow
* Avoid others with respiratory illness
* Stay At home if you have mild-flu like illness - regardless of travel history