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Influenza Pandemic: Fact Sheet And Care Plans

Notice to the reader: The content found on this page is a snapshot of the document as it was presented to the public at the time of publication. The Workplace Health and Public Safety Programme (WHPSP) became the Emergency Preparedness and Occupational Health Directorate (EPOHD) in 2010. Find more information on EPOHD's roles and responsibilities.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
   
   
2. Influenza Pandemic Fact Sheet
   • (i) Current Knowledge and Assumptions
   • (ii) What You Can do to Prevent Getting or Transmitting the Flu
     
     
3. What is the Pandemic Flu?
   • (i) What is the Flu?
   • (ii) How is the Flu Transmitted?
   • (iii) How You Know You Have the Flu?
   • (iv) How Will a Pandemic Influenza Differ from the Common Seasonal Flu?
     
     
4. Care of Self and Others
   • (i) Space
   • (ii) Home Supplies and Support
   • (iii) Infection Control
   • (iv) What to Clean and What to Throw Out?
     
     
5. Care of the Influenza -- Affected Person
   • (i) Adults
     • a) Get additional help if
   • (ii) Child
     • a) Get additional help if
     • b) Get emergency help if
       
       
6. Pandemic and Disruption
   • (i) Emergency Supplies
   • (ii) Local Travel
   • (iii) Schools and Day Cares
   • (iv) Work
     
     
7. Additional Information and Resources