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The best way to prevent flu is to get vaccinated! Only one type of flu shot is recommended in 2011 (more info here). - http://www.flu.gov/ : One-stop access to U.S. government H1N1, avian and pandemic flu information - Centers for Disease Control flu page - Informacion para la influenza (la gripe) de los Centros para el Control y la Prevencion de Enfermedades - Plan ahead! Click here for info on how to prepare your household and workplace for a possible flu outbreak. - How to care for someone who is sick - Home Respiratory Isolation recommendations by the NC Health Department - Aislamiento Respiratorio Domiciliario - Recomendaciones del Departmento de Salud de NC - Flu and feeding a baby: What parents should know. - Info for people with heart disease, stroke, or other cardiovascular disease - Sometimes antiviral flu medicine is important, but other times it's not needed. Click here to read more on that. - North Carolina Health Department - Orange County Health Department - Durham County Health Department - Alamance County Health Department - Caswell County Health Department - Person County Health Department - Hotlines for info via telephone. - Video Public Service Announcements about H1N1 flu from last year. STILL APPLIES NOW because all flu is prevented the same way! The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently held a contest to create these videos. To see the winning video and runners-up, click here. - WATCH OUT! There are a lot fraudulent H1N1 products being illegally marketed out there to that are NOT approved by the FDA. Don't throw your money away. View a list of these products here. - Travelling this holiday season? Click here to read about staying healthy and keeping others healthy. |
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