FYI. Please share with relatives, friends and community members. May God Keep us safe. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mary (Molly) Uzoh, CEO/Principal Consultant Learning Right Technologies, LLC P. O. Box 51616 San Jose, CA 95151 Phone: 408-649-5872, Cell: 408-826-2167 http://www.learningright.com http://www.rightvarsity.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From: McKee-Stovall, Delorme Subject: Signs and symptoms for Swine Flu About Swine Flu What is swine flu? Swine flu is a respiratory disease of pigs caused by type A influenza virus. Swine flu virus regularly causes outbreaks in pigs but rarely affects humans. Occasionally there have been human infections of swine flu and in this current situation there is evidence of person-to-person transmission. What are the symptoms of Swine Flu?
o Fever 101.4° or higher o Chills o Head and body aches o Trouble breathing o Cough o Vomiting and/or Diarrhea o Sore throat Why should you be concerned? The swine flu is a new flu virus and people have little or no immunity. If this new flu virus begins to spread easily person-to-person, it could sweep across the country and around the world in a very short time. This would cause an influenza pandemic. At this time, we do not know how serious it will be or how long it will last. As more people become infected, the risk of exposure to the public becomes greater. What should I do if I think I am sick? · If you have a fever of 101.4°F or higher and one of the symptoms listed above, call your doctor or medical provider. Your doctor may have you come in for an appointment and test you for influenza. Your physician will decide whether influenza antiviral treatment is needed. · If you're sick - stay home from work or school. It is important to limit contact with other people, so you dont spread germs to others. · If you have flu symptoms and need to go to a medical appointment, use a surgical mask or cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you sneeze or cough, and throw the tissue in the trash afterward. · If you are feeling sick and you dont have a fever, its best to stay home from work or school, get plenty of rest and drink plenty of fluids. If your symptoms get worse, call your physician or medical provider. What can I do to prevent getting sick? · Wash your hands with soap and hot water to get rid of germs and prevent the spread of disease, especially after coughing and sneezing. If you do not have soap and water, use a waterless hand gel with an alcohol base of at least 60%. · Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue whenever you sneeze and cough. Throw the tissue away in a waste basket. If you do not have a tissue, sneeze or cough into the fold of your elbow, without using your hands. · Avoid kissing or shaking hands when greeting people, and do not share food, drinks or utensils. · Keep common areas clean; places such as kitchen counters, bathrooms, door handles, toys, telephones and other household ítems. · Allow fresh air to flow into your home or at work by opening screened windows and doors. For more information: Swine flu information has been posted to the Public Health Department Web site: <http://www.sccphd.org/> www.sccphd.org. The Public Health Information Line at 408.885.3980 is available to answer questions from Santa Clara County residents during regular business hours. Delorme McKee-Stovall,Manager Administrative Support Services, Network for a Hate Free Community, and South County Speak Out Office of Human Relations Santa Clara County Government 2310 North 1st Street, Suite 104 San Jose, Ca 95131 Tel: 408 792-2304 Fax: 408 297-2463 NOTICE: This email message and/or its attachments may contain information that is confidential or restricted. It is intended only for the individuals named as recipients in the message. If you are NOT an authorized recipient, you are prohibited from using, delivering, distributing, printing, copying, or disclosing the message or content to others and must delete the message from your computer. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender by return email. _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@digitaldivide.net http://digitaldivide.net/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to digitaldivide-requ...@digitaldivide.net with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
