Here’s how you can minimize your risk of contracting H1N1 or “swine flu”:
• Have everyone in the household clean their hands often, using soap and water (or an alcohol-based hand rub, if soap and water are not available). Children may need reminders or help keeping their hands clean. Avoid touching eyes, nose, and mouth with your hands.
• Cough into the crook of your arm or cover your mouth with a tissue when coughing or sneezing.
• If someone in your house is ill with fever and a cough, keep them away from other people as much as possible
• Remind the sick person to cover their coughs, and clean their hands with soap and water often. If soap and water are not available, they should use an alcohol-based hand rub, especially after coughing and/or sneezing
• Antiviral medications can be used both to treat H1N1 and to prevent close contacts from getting it, so check with your health care provider to see if some persons in the home should use antiviral medications.
At CurrentHealth, we are ready to fight H1N1 head on:
• Our office has thought through and implemented a pandemic flu plan.
• We have H1N1 vaccine, N-95 masks, and Tamiflu/Relenza in stock
• When our patients can call, they can always talk to a physician.
• We keep up-to-date with all the latest pandemic H1N1 information nationally and in our community.
• We are sought out by Bay Area news stations as local experts on H1N1.
Some doctors’ offices are overwhelmed by the onslaught of calls for immunization or treatment. If you or your family have fever and cough and you need medical care, give us a call or schedule an appointment online. We can even do a medical housecall and minimize the risk of infecting others as well as diagnosing and treating you on the spot – without you or your child schlepping across town.
Call us at 415.732.7029 or visit us online at www.currenthealth.com. We’re here when you need us.