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H1N1 Flu Virus has been reported around the world and was a strain of the influenza virus that had previously primarily affected pigs. In the Spring of 2009, it emerged in people in North America and spread to humans in regions around the world. This was a new strain of influenza and humans had little to no natural immunity to this virus. The WHO declared H1N1 a pandemic in June 2009. Like seasonal influenza strains, the H1N1 flu virus is contagious and can be spread when an infected person coughs or sneezes and the germs enter the nose, eyes, or throat of another person. These germs can also rest on hard surfaces like counters and doorknobs, and can be picked up on hands and transmitted to the respiratory system when someone touches their mouth and/or nose. It is not possible to catch it through blood transfusions.  **Symptoms ** Almost always:  Cough and fever Common:  Fatigue  Muscle aches  Sore throat  <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">Headache <span style="background: white; line-height: 15.6pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 127.5pt; tabstops: list 36.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">Decreased appetite <span style="background: white; line-height: 15.6pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 127.5pt; tabstops: list 36.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">Runny nose <span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 15.6pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Sometimes: <span style="background: white; line-height: 15.6pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 127.5pt; tabstops: list 36.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">Nausea <span style="background: white; line-height: 15.6pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 127.5pt; tabstops: list 36.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">Vomiting <span style="background: white; line-height: 15.6pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 127.5pt; tabstops: list 36.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">Diarrhea <span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 15.6pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">More investigation is needed on how long a person can be infectious (be able to spread the virus to others); however, it is believed that this period is for one day before the onset of symptoms and continues for approximately seven days after symptoms have started. <span style="border-bottom: #d3e2eb 4.5pt solid; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; display: block; mso-element: para-border-div; padding-bottom: 4pt; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;"> <span style="margin: 0cm 0cm 5.25pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;">**<span style="color: #487795; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt;">Prevention ** <span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 15.6pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">To help minimize the spread of influenza, the Public Health Agency advises Canadians to: <span style="background: white; line-height: 15.6pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 127.5pt; tabstops: list 36.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;"> [|Wash hands] often with soap and warm water for at least 20 seconds, or use hand sanitizer. <span style="background: white; line-height: 15.6pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 127.5pt; tabstops: list 36.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">Keep your hands away from your face. <span style="background: white; line-height: 15.6pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 127.5pt; tabstops: list 36.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">Cough and sneeze into your arm, not your hand. If you use a tissue, dispose of it as soon as possible and wash your hands. <span style="background: white; line-height: 15.6pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 127.5pt; tabstops: list 36.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">Get immunized. <span style="background: white; line-height: 15.6pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 127.5pt; tabstops: list 36.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">Keep common surface areas—for example, doorknobs, light switches, telephones and keyboards—clean and disinfected. <span style="background: white; line-height: 15.6pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 127.5pt; tabstops: list 36.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">Eat healthy foods and stay physically active to keep your immune system strong. <span style="background: white; line-height: 15.6pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 127.5pt; tabstops: list 36.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">Keep doing what you normally do, but if you get sick, stay home. <span style="background: white; line-height: 15.6pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 127.5pt; tabstops: list 36.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">Check [|www.fightflu.ca (External link)] for more information. <span style="background: white; line-height: 15.6pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 127.5pt; tabstops: list 36.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">Check [|www.voyage.gc.ca (External link)] for travel notices and advisories. <span style="border-bottom: #d3e2eb 4.5pt solid; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; display: block; mso-element: para-border-div; padding-bottom: 4pt; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;"> <span style="margin: 0cm 0cm 5.25pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;">**<span style="color: #487795; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt;">Be Prepared ** <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">Put together a home preparedness kit //<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">before //<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;"> anyone gets sick. When you are sick, you won't want to go out and get groceries or health supplies. <span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 15.6pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Here are some examples of household items that you may want to have in your home: <span style="background: white; line-height: 15.6pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 127.5pt; tabstops: list 36.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">Pain and fever medication, like Tylenol or Advil, to treat fever and headaches <span style="background: white; line-height: 15.6pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 127.5pt; tabstops: list 36.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">A thermometer <span style="background: white; line-height: 15.6pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 127.5pt; tabstops: list 36.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">Extra supplies of any essential medication, like insulin for diabetics <span style="background: white; line-height: 15.6pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 127.5pt; tabstops: list 36.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">Cleaning supplies, like household disinfectant <span style="background: white; line-height: 15.6pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 127.5pt; tabstops: list 36.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">Soap and alcohol-based hand sanitizer to keep hands clean <span style="background: white; line-height: 15.6pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 127.5pt; tabstops: list 36.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">Non perishable food, like canned soup and fruits and vegetables and liquids, like water and juice, in case you can’t get to the grocery store <span style="border-bottom: #d3e2eb 4.5pt solid; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; display: block; mso-element: para-border-div; padding-bottom: 4pt; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;"> <span style="margin: 0cm 0cm 5.25pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;">**<span style="color: #487795; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt;">Treatment ** <span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 15.6pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">If you get flu-like symptoms and are otherwise healthy, you should stay home to recover. If your symptoms worsen or you experience difficulty breathing or serious shortness of breath, it is important to seek medical attention. <span style="border-bottom: #d3e2eb 4.5pt solid; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; display: block; mso-element: para-border-div; padding-bottom: 4pt; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;"> <span style="margin: 0cm 0cm 5.25pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;">**<span style="color: #487795; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt;">Antivirals ** <span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 15.6pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"> [|Antivirals] are prescription medications used to treat viral illnesses, including the flu. If taken shortly after getting sick (within the first 24 to 48 hours), they can reduce flu symptoms, shorten the length of illness and may reduce serious complications. They are available in two forms: a pill (called oseltamivir or Tamiflu®) or an inhaler (called zanamivir or Relenza®). <span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 15.6pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Antivirals are recommended for the treatment of moderate to severe illness, and for people at risk of severe disease. Your doctor will decide if treatment is right for you. <span style="border-bottom: #d3e2eb 4.5pt solid; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; display: block; mso-element: para-border-div; padding-bottom: 4pt; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;"> <span style="margin: 0cm 0cm 5.25pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;">**<span style="color: #487795; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt;">Vaccination ** <span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 15.6pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">As the circulation of H1N1 influenza in Canada is very low at this time, vaccination against H1N1 is only recommended for travellers visiting [|areas where H1N1 is circulating]. If travellers have previously received the H1N1 vaccine, no further vaccine is needed. <span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 15.6pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">During the H1N1 outbreak in Canada, [|adjuvanted vaccine] was recommended for most Canadians as it provided better protection against H1N1 influenza. However, the adjuvanted vaccine has now expired and is not currently available in Canada. <span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 15.6pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">The H1N1 vaccine currently available in Canada is the Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Pandemic Monovalent Vaccine (Without Adjuvant). <span style="border-bottom: #d3e2eb 4.5pt solid; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; display: block; mso-element: para-border-div; padding-bottom: 4pt; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;"> <span style="margin: 0cm 0cm 5.25pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm;">**<span style="color: #487795; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt;">For more information ** <span style="background: white; color: #336699; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 15.6pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">[|H1N1 Flu Information] <span style="background: white; color: #336699; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 15.6pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">[|Guidance provided during the 2009-10 H1N1 Outbreak] <span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 15.6pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Still have questions? 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