Test your flu iq
How Do I Protect Myself From Getting the Flu? The main way that flu viruses are thought to spread is from person to person when droplets from a cough or sneeze of an infected person are propelled through the air and deposited on the mouth or nose of people nearby. Flu viruses may also be spread when a person touches the droplets on another person or an object and then touches their own mouth or nose (or someone else’s mouth or nose) before washing their hands.
Take Actions to Stay Healthy • Get the seasonal flu vaccine each year! • Stay home if you are sick. You should stay home until you are feeling better and after fever is gone for 24 hours without
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taking fever reducers. While you are sick, limit contact with others to keep from infecting them. • Avoid close contact with people who are coughing or otherwise appear ill.
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• Wash hands frequently with warm, soapy water to lessen the
• When hand washing is not possible, use an alcohol-based
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You should cover a cough with your hand to protect others.
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth.
spread of illness.
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You should cover your cough with a tissue or sneeze into your elbow.
hand sanitizer.
Remember the
Three C’s
Clean - Wash your hands often Cover - cover your cough and sneeze Contain - stay home if you are sick
Go to www.healthy.arkansas.gov for more information and call your local health unit for days and hours of operations. The flu vaccine will cost $20 or your insurance may be billed. 8
A special supplement from the Arkansas department of health