Seasonal Influenza

Wright County Public Health

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Infection Control Posters
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
County News/Notices
Minnesota Department of Health (MDH)
News Releases

Infection Control Posters

Cover Your Cough
(English/Spanish/Chinese/Vietnamese - Poster) - Health Care Setting.
(English/Spanish) - For Community and Public Settings like Schools and Child Care Facilities

Cover Your Cough for Health Care
(Amharic, Arabic, Burmese, Hmong, Karne, Lao, Nepali, Oromo, Somali, SPANISH, Chinese, French, Khmer, Portuguese, Tagalog, Vietnamese, RUSSIAN, Czech.)

Hand Hygiene
(Spanish/English)

Topics include:

  • Why Hand Hygiene is Important and When to Wash Your Hands
  • Washing Hands with Soap and Water
  • Cleaning Hands with Hand Sanitizer
  • Choosing and Using Your Soap
  • Teaching Hand Hygiene
  • Hand Hygiene for Schools and Child Care
  • Hand Hygiene for Food Handlers
  • Hand Hygiene for Health Professionals
  • Hand Hygiene Statistics
  • Posters and Print Materials

Hand Sanitizer (tent poster)

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News Releases 

2011-12-07 Gather Together this Season and Prevent Flu
2011-09-01 Flu Q & A

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website provides information on Seasonal Influenza (Flu) information including.

  • Flu Basics
  • Prevention
  • Treatment/Antiviral Drugs
  • Health Professionals
  • Free Resources
  • Diagnosis, Antiviral, Vaccination
  • Information for Specific Groups:
    • People with Asthma
    • People with Diabetes
    • People 65 and Older
    • Pregnant Women
    • Parents Advice
    • Schools and Child Care Providers
    • Workplace Information
    • Health Care Workers

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Minnesota Department of Health (MDH)

The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) website provides information including:

  • Influenza Basics
  • Influenza Statistics
  • Health Professionals Influenza Information
  • Long-Term Care Influenza Information
  • School Health Personnel Influenza Information
  • For Child Care
  • Printed Materials on Influenza
  • Avian H5N1 Influenza
  • Pandemic Influenza Planning

How to Manage Influenza Symptoms

Influenza is caused by a virus and cannot be treated with antibiotics.  It takes time for a person to recover from influenza.  Help the ill person get enough to drink and feel as comfortable as possible.

Topics include:

  • Dehydration
  • Fever
  • Cough
  • Shortness of Breath
  • Chest Pain
  • Sore Throat
  • Body Aches
  • Cyanosis
  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
  • Diarrhea
  • Calling the Doctor or 911

Influenza symptoms can come on fast and send you to bed feeling weak and worn out.  This is a normal part of influenza.  It may take 3-5 days for symptoms to improve, but symptoms can last longer.  Most people do not need to see a doctor or go to the emergency room.  Like the common cold–treat the symptoms.  Antibiotics do not work on influenza and cold viruses.

Call your doctor or 911 IF the sick person:

  • Has difficulty breathing or has chest pain
  • Has gray/blue lips or skin
  • Has fever above 104º F (above 101º F for a child) that cannot be reduced with medication
  • Has severe or persistent coughing
  • Has a sign of dehydration
  • Has a seizure
  • Is unable to move an arm or leg
  • Is confused or not waking up
  • Improves and then symptoms return

A child's symptoms can change rapidly, so monitor them closely.


Influenza Information in Multiple Languages:  ECHO

ECHO Minnesota, in partnership with the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH), has created video, audio, print, and other resources in multiple languages.  These resources include many health and safety topics.  Most resources are available in Amharic, Arabic, English, Hmong, Karen, Khmer (Cambodian), Laotian, Oromo, Russian, Somali, Spanish, and Vietnamese.

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