Latest News Items Click here to listen to the H1N1 Flu Broadcasts H1N1 and Seasonal Flu Guidance Chart Tabla de Recomendación Sobre la Gripe H1N1 y Gripe Estacional Home Care Guide for H1N1 Flu Tabla Guía Sobre Cuidado en Casa para la Gripe H1N1 Click to read general information on H1N1 (Swine) Flu from Tulare County Department of Health Oprima aquí para leer Información Sobre la Gripe H1N1 (gripe porcina) Departamento de Salud del Condado de Tulare Click to read Information on H1N1 (Swine) Flu For Parents of School Aged Children Oprima aquí para leer Información Sobre la Gripe H1N1 (gripe porcina) para Padres de Niños de Edad Escolar Get Your H1N1 Info Card - Click Here Obtenga su Tarjeta Informativa H1N1 - Haga Click Aquí Click here to visit the Tulare County Public Health Disaster Preparedness and Bioterrorism web site The National Department of Health and Human Services has issued a nationwide public health emergency declaration in response to recent human infections with newly discovered H1N1 Flu (previously known as “swine flu”) virus. It is very important that if you get sick, the CDC and the Tulare County Health Department recommend that you stay home from work, and limit contact with others to keep from infecting them. It is vital during this time that all Tulare County residents are aware of the recommended actions that can be taken to prevent the spread of the H1N1 Flu. The H1N1 Flu is a respiratory disease of pigs caused by type A influenza that regularly causes outbreaks of influenza among pigs. These viruses do not normally infect humans; however, human infections with the virus do occur, and cases of human-to-human spread of the viruses have been documented in the past. Experts stress that the H1N1 Flu is not transmitted by food, and that all food-borne germs are killed when pork is cooked to the recommended internal temperature of 160 F. The CDC and the Tulare County Health Department recommend that Tulare County residents take the following precautions to prevent the spread of H1N1 Flu: • 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, the CDC and the Tulare County Health Department recommends that you stay home from work, or school, and limit contact with others to keep from infecting them. If you become ill with influenza-like symptoms, including fever, body aches, runny nose, sore throat, nausea, or vomiting or diarrhea, you may want to contact your health care provider, particularly if you are worried about your symptoms. Your health care provider will determine whether influenza testing or treatment is needed. If you become ill and experience any of the following warning signs, seek emergency medical care. In children emergency warning signs that need urgent medical attention include: • Fast breathing or trouble breathing • Bluish skin color • Not drinking enough fluids • Not waking up or not interacting • Being so irritable that the child does not want to be held • Flu-like symptoms improve but then return with fever and worse cough • Fever with a rash In adults, emergency warning signs that need urgent medical attention include: • Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath • Pain or pressure in the chest or abdomen • Sudden dizziness • Confusion • Severe or persistent vomiting The Tulare County Health Department reminds you that if you, or anyone in your family is displaying the aforementioned symptoms, they should stay home from work, and school, and seek the advice of their primary care physician. As part of the Tulare County Department of Health and the California Department of Health’s efforts to provide updated information to residents on what they can do to protect themselves and their families from the H1N1 flu outbreak, their have been two information lines activated. Tulare County Information Line has been activated, and is 1-800-834-7121. The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) hotline phone number is 1-888-865-0564. The Tulare County Department of Health will continue to provide timely information releases on this outbreak, and all actions taken. For more information on H1N1 flu, visit www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu. For more information on H1N1 flu in Spanish, visit http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/espanol/
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