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Flu advice and information

What can I do to protect myself and others against flu?

The best thing you can do to protect yourself is to follow good hygiene practices. These will help to slow the spread of the virus and will be the single most effective thing you can do to protect yourself and others from infection.

When you cough or sneeze it is especially important to follow the rules of good hygiene to prevent the spread of germs:

• Always carry tissues.
• Use clean tissues to cover your mouth and nose when you cough and sneeze.
• Bin the tissues after one use.
• Wash your hands with soap and hot water or a sanitiser gel often.

CATCH IT, BIN IT, KILL IT.

Advice from NHS Choices

Seasonal flu (also known as influenza) is a highly infectious illness caused by a flu virus. The virus infects your lungs and upper airways, causing a sudden high temperature and general aches and pains.

• Information & advice about seasonal flu from NHS Choices (This link will open in a new window)

Who should have the seasonal flu jab?
For most people, seasonal flu is unpleasant but not serious and they recover within a week. However, certain people are at greater risk of developing serious complications of flu, such as bronchitis and pneumonia. These may require hospital treatment. A large number of elderly people die from flu every winter. The seasonal flu vaccine is offered free of charge to these at-risk groups to protect them from catching flu and developing these complications.

Also, this winter (2010-11), the seasonal flu vaccine will be offered to all pregnant women at any stage of pregnancy, including those not in the high-risk groups.

Swine flu is the common name given to a relatively new strain of influenza (flu) that caused a flu pandemic in 2009-2010. It is also referred to as H1N1 influenza (because it is the H1N1 strain of virus).

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Advice from Direct Gov

Visit www.direct.gov.uk (This link will open in a new window) for health and travel advice and more information on what swine flu is, what to do if you think you have it and what the government is doing to help combat it.

Information for businesses

Emergencies or major disruption can have a devastating impact upon your business. We often think of floods, fires or severe weather but a pandemic can be equally as threatening. Long term absence, or even permanent loss of staff, can have a significant impact on normal operations. Even if your business is not directly affected by the incident, the loss of a key supplier or the loss of customers, can all directly impact upon your business.

Visit Cambridgeshire County Council website (This link will open in a new window) for links to guidance and support in preparing for how to cope.