How To Prevent Getting and Spreading Novel H1N1 Flue

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This out of the ordinary but these are extraordinary times. We’ve all heard of the AH1N1 pandemic and how a lot of people are getting infected with this type of flu. Here’s a youtube video from the CDC on how to prevent getting and spreading Novel H1N1 Flu. There’s also a transcript at the bottom in case you’re not able to view the video.

Welcome to this CDC podcast on how to prevent getting and spreading novel H1N1 flu. Hello. I’m Dr. Joe Bresee with CDC’s Influenza Division.

At this time, an outbreak of novel H1N1 flu is occurring in the United States and internationally. While CDC is taking action to control the outbreak, communities, businesses, places of worship, schools, and individuals can also take steps to slow the spread.

Novel H1N1 flu spreads when sick people cough or sneeze flu germs onto others or onto surfaces that someone else may touch. Whether you’re at home, work, school, or running daily errands, you can help prevent the flu by washing your hands often with soap and water and avoiding contact with sick people.

Sometimes you won’t have access to running water, so you might want to carry hand sanitizer that contains at least 60 percent alcohol. If you can, it’s best to use soap and water because hand sanitizer doesn’t remove soil and other material that might be on your hands.

If you’re diagnosed with novel H1N1 flu, it’s important to stay away from others. Stay home from work or school to keep from spreading the virus. Remember, you may be able to infect others beginning one day before symptoms develop and up to seven or more days after becoming sick. That means you may be able to pass on the flu to someone else before you know you’re sick and while you’re sick.

CDC also recommends that you cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Put your used tissue in the trash immediately.

For up to date information on novel H1N1 flu, please visit www.cdc.gov or call 1-800-CDC-INFO, that’s 1-800-232-4636.

For the most accurate health information, visit www.cdc.gov or call 1-800-CDC-INFO, 24/7.

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6 Responses to "How to Prevent Getting and Spreading Novel H1N1 Flu"

anxietyboy October 16, 2009 4:08 pm

H1N1 or Swine Flu is a bit scary but it a good thing to note that this virus is not that very deadly.
Zack October 20, 2009 1:40 pm

Great information, thanks for sharing. H1N1 is really beginning to pick-up now so it is important that people take all the necessary steps to protect themselves. Wash hands often, use hand sanitizer, avoid those who are sick and if possible, get the vaccine. It is also equally important for those who are sick, stay home so they do not risk infecting others. If you think you may have some H1N1 symptoms, I found a good free online assessment that can point you in the right direction whether you may have H1N1 or not and what actions to take, feeingflu.com

-Zack
Jude January 2, 2010 12:37 pm

My brother got infected with H1N1 or Swine Flu in Mexico. He got a mild fever and luckily he did not die.
| Acne Treatments Asia January 5, 2010 10:49 am

If you look at the pandemic of 1977, when H1N1 or Swine Flu re-emerged after a 20 year absence, there is no shift in age-related mortality pattern. The 1977 “pandemic” is, of course, not considered a true pandemic by experts today, for reasons that are not entierely consistent. It certainly was an antigenic shift and not an antigenic drift. As far as I have been able to follow the current events, the most significant factor seems to have been that most people, who were severely affected, were people with other medical conditions.
Sheena West January 19, 2010 1:36 am

during the height of the H1N1 or Swine Flu epidemic, i was very afraid to get infected with this disease and i wore face mask whenever i got into heavily populated areas.
Ally February 3, 2010 10:53 pm

i remember being scared of getting infected by H1N1 during the height of the pandemic. at least two of my classmates got infected by H1N1.