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Research Notes on CDC Guidelines for Swine Flu


The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines for swine flu include recommendations for individuals, groups, and medical professionals on ways to avoid the H1N1 virus, prevent the spread of swine flu, care for the ill, medications that will help, and how to deal with an outbreak of the swine flu. The CDC recommends that schools try to stay open,1 sick children should be sent home,2 and antiviral medications should not be used unless you are in a high risk group.3

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Research Notes References

  1. WebMD News: CDC: Keep Schools Open if Swine Flu Hits New Guidelines Also Say Sick Kids Can Go Back to School 24 Hours After Fever Goes Away (Aug. 7, 2009)
  2. NewsDay: Swine Flu Guidelines Issued for Preschools, Day Cares (Sept. 4, 2009)
  3. CBS News: CDC Issues New Guidelines for Antivirals (Sept. 8, 2009)
  4. CDC: Updated Interim Recommendations for the Use of Antiviral Medications in the Treatment and Prevention of Influenza for the 2009-2010 Season
  5. New England Journal of Medicine: The Persistent Legacy of the 1918 Influenza Virus (July 16, 2009)
  6. CDC: What Are The Symptoms of Swine Flu In Humans?
  7. CDC : Interim Guidance for Novel H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu): Taking Care of a Sick Person in Your Home
  8. CDC: What To Do If You Get Sick: 2009 H1N1 and Seasonal Flu
  9. CDC: What Should I Do To Keep From Getting The Flu (Swine Flu)?

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