H1N1 Information for Students
If you are sick with flu symptoms:
- Check your temperature
- Call the Health Center at 947-8130 to report your symptoms and schedule an appointment if needed
- Stay in isolation and avoid contact with other individuals until your temperature is 99 F without taking fever suppressing medications
- Consider going home to recover
- Wear a mask if outside your room or around others (masks can be purchased at local pharmacies)
- Keep yourself hydrated by drinking clear fluids (Gatorade, Sprite, Ginger Ale, Broth, Jello, Ice Pops, juices, etc.)
- Rest
- Take medications for symptom relief (Tylenol, Advil, or Aleve; cough medication, throat lozenges)
- Continue to cover your cough and directly dispose of tissues in the trash
- Wash your hands often to prevent spreading influenza to others
- Keep your environmental surfaces cleaned with Clorox or Lysol wipes
- If you experience severe symptoms as listed below, go directly to Urgent Care or the ER
Special Actions:
- Contact your professors and the Dean about the need to stay away from others and NOT go to class
- Encourage friends to social distance from you; keep at least 6 feet away from each other
- Encourage your friends to get both the seasonal flu vaccine and both H1N1 (Swine Flu) vaccines
- Encourage your friends to wash their hands with soap and water or alcohol hand-gels
Warning Signs that Need Urgent Medical Attention:
- Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath
- Pain or pressure in the chest or abdomen
- Sudden dizziness
- Confusion
- Severe or persistent vomiting
- Flu-like symptoms improve but then return with fever and worse cough
The CDC "Take Three Steps" To fight the Flu 
Informational brochure from the CDC.
Information from CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) August 2009
