H1N1 Influenza

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H1N1 Influenza

• What You Need To Know

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What is H1N1?

• The H1N1 virus is a new strain of the flu and
  humans have not built up immunity to it.
• Human infections with the new  H1N1 virus are
  ongoing in the United States.
• Most people have recovered without needing
  medical attention.
• CDC 2009

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How is it spread?

• Person to person through coughing and sneezing by
  infected people.
• May also contact by touching something
  contaminated with the virus
• CDC 2009

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What are the Symptoms?

• Fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose,
  body aches, headache, chills and fatigue.
• Some reports of diarrhea and vomiting.
• Course of illness can be mild to severe.
• Higher impact in people younger than 25.
• High risk for serious complications
• 65 and older
• Pregnant women
• Children younger than five years old
• People with certain chronic illnesses
• CDC 2009

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What can you do?

• Wash hands with soap and water on a regular
  basis.
• Use alcohol-based hand cleansers.
• Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you
  cough or sneeze, immediately throw tissue away.
• Avoid close contact with sick people
• If you have symptoms, stay home and away from
  other people.
• Stay home at least 24 hours after the fever is
  gone.

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Websites

• http//cdc.gov/h1n1flu
• weber.edu/flu

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Classroom Management

• Be prepared for a disruption in both campus and
  online classes.
• Encourage students to stay home or go home if
  ill.
• If you are ill, stay home or go home.
• Communicate at the beginning of the semester how
  you will manage your class if you become ill.
• If ill, will not feel like doing home work,
  correcting papers
• Assure students they will not be penalized for
  late assignments or missed test dates if they or
  a family member are ill.

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Classroom Management

• Develop a plan for managing late assignments.
• Make course material available electronically.
• Blackboard
• Email
• Develop written or audio lectures for important
  or difficult content.
• Discussion board for frequently asked questions.