Thanks for sharing the information. Regards. Papia Lahiri On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 4:45 AM, Molly E. Uzoh <molly.u...@learningright.com > wrote:
> 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 don’t 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 don’t 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. 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