Prevention Tips from The Southern Nevada Health District

Prevention remains the best way to avoid the spread of influenza:
▪ 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 hand cleaners are also effective.
▪ Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs spread this way.
▪ Try to avoid close contact with sick people.
▪ If you get sick with influenza, stay home from work or school and limit contact with others to keep from infecting them.

Find out more about  from the Centers for Disease Control.

Watch a video from the Centers for Disease Control about the preventing HIN1.

Q & A about Seasonal Flu and H1N1 Flu Vaccines from the Centers for Disease Control
What are the plans for developing 2009 H1N1 vaccine?
Vaccines are the most powerful public health tool for control of influenza, and the government is working closely with manufacturers to produce a 2009 H1N1 vaccine. With scientists in the public and private sector, CDC has isolated the new H1N1 virus and modified the virus so that it can be used to make hundreds of millions of doses of vaccine. Vaccine manufacturers are now using these materials to begin vaccine production. Making vaccine is a multi-step process which takes several months to complete. Candidate vaccines will be tested in clinical trials over the few months.

When is it expected that the 2009 H1N1 vaccine will be available?
The 2009 H1N1 vaccine is expected to be available in the fall. More specific dates cannot be provided at this time as vaccine availability depends on several factors including manufacturing time and time needed to conduct clinical trials.

Will the seasonal flu vaccine also protect against the 2009 H1N1 flu?
The seasonal flu vaccine is not expected to protect against the 2009 H1N1 flu.

Go to the Southern Nevada Health District's H1N1 Vaccine page.

Read the Swine flu (H1N1) vaccine Q and A from the Mayo Clinic.

Find out more about vaccines from the Centers for Disease Control.

If you have H1N1 (Swine) flu, you should stay home, follow the instructions of your health care professional, and watch for signs that you need immediate medical attention.

Read more about the steps to take if you have the flu.

If you are taking care of a sick person at home, you should protect yourself and other people living in the home.

Find out more about caring for someone who is infected.

The Southern Nevada Health District reports the case information regarding novel H1N1 case counts in Clark County.

View an interactive world map of Influenza A (H1N1 - "Swine Flu") Reports from The New England Journal of Medicine where you can zoom in by continent or country.

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