H1N1 Flu Information

Source: San Bernardino County Department of Public Health

San Bernardino County Health officer, Dr. Maxwell Ohikhuare also recommends the following simple prevention methods to fight the flu:

• Cough and sneeze into a tissue or your elbow. Dispose of the tissue after use.
• Wash your hands often with soap and water and/or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth.
• Avoid close contact with sick people.
• Stay home from work or school and limit contact with others if you have flu-like symptoms.
• If you become infected with influenza, wait at least 24 hours after the fever subsides without the use of fever-reducing medications, before going back to work or school.

Call a health care provider when symptoms are serious, like trouble breathing, or chest pain.

For up-to-date information on H1N1 or seasonal influenza, visit the San Bernardino County Department of Public Health website at www.sbcounty.gov/dph , or call 1 (800) 782-4264. More useful resources are also available through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services website at http://www.flu.gov/. .