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The World Health Organization, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) have advised caution related to a newly identified strain of swine flu. Individual cases have been reported in the United States, including California, as well as in other parts of the world, particularly Mexico.
At LBCC, we wish to advise all members of our community to practice ongoing good health habits. If you experience any of the symptoms of swine flu, which closely resemble the symptoms of seasonal flu viruses, please do not come to class or work; seek medical attention from your personal physician or Student Health Services if you are a student; and do not return to class or work until you are well.
Symptoms related to swine flu include fever, chills, headache, sore throat and runny nose; some individuals also experience vomiting and/or diarrhea.
What You Can Do to Stay Healthy?
There are everyday actions people can take to stay healthy.
- Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it
- Wash your hands often with soap and water, especially after you cough or sneeze. Alcohol-based hands cleaners are also effective.
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs spread that way.
Try to avoid close contact with sick people.
- Influenza is thought to spread mainly person-to-person through coughing or sneezing of infected people.
- If you get sick, CDC recommends that you stay home from work or school and limit contact with others to keep from infecting them.
For more information about swine flu, please visit
the
City of Long Beach website at: http://www.longbeach.gov/health or the
CDC website http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu.
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