Stay Home When You Are Sick

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Learn about important precautions to take if you are sick with flu and other respiratory viruses.

Influenza (Flu)

2019 - 2020 Flu Season March 13, 2020

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Weekly U.S. Influenza Surveillance Report According to CDC’s latest FluView report (Mar 1 – 7), flu activity as reported by clinical labs has decreased but remains elevated. Severity indicators remain moderate to low overall, but children and young adults are experiencing high hospitalization rates. CDC estimates there have been at least 36 million flu illnesses, 370,000 hospitalizations and 22,000 deaths from flu so far this season.  ​    Learn More

Stay Home When You Are Sick       If you are sick with flu-like symptoms, you should stay home from work, school, travel, shopping, social events and public gatherings to help prevent spreading your illness to others. Additionally, avoid contact with others as much as possible to keep from infecting them. This is good advice to follow for any respiratory virus spreading from person-to-person, including the new coronavirus that causes COVID-19.    ​   Learn More

Be Aware of Serious Flu-Related Complications   Anyone can get sick with flu (including healthy people) and serious problems related to flu can happen at any age, but some people are at high risk of developing serious flu-related complications if they get sick. People experiencing difficulty breathing, shortness of breath, severe muscle pain or other emergency warning signs should obtain medical care right away.     Learn More

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