Swine Flu Information

The Counseling & Psychological Services Center, in an effort to keep the Appalachian student body and all members of the Appalachian family informed of the current swine influenza outbreak, is provinding the following links to the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Center for Disease Control (CDC). In addition, we are also providing a link to the APA's (American Psychological Association's) Help Center webpage that has information on Managing Your Anxiety About Swine Flu and an Adobe Acrobat PDF version of the article.

APA's (American Psychological Association) sites:

APA's (American Psychological Association's) Help Center

Managing Your Anxiety About Swine Flu

Adobe Acrobat PDF version of the above article

WHO sites:

Swine Influenza

Influenza-like illness in the United States and Mexico

Swine flu illness in the United States and Mexico - update 2

CDC Information: CDC.gov (www.cdc.gov) is your online source for credible health information and is the official Web site of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Swine Influenza (Flu)

CDC Podcasts -

Swine Flu                            Symptoms of Swine Flu                        Additional Podcasts

                          

What You Can Do to Stay Healthy

(from the CDC)

There are everyday actions people can take to stay healthy.

  • Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it.
  • Wash your hands often with soap and water, especially after you cough or sneeze. Alcohol-based hands cleaners are also effective.
  • Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs spread that way.

Try to avoid close contact with sick people.

  • Influenza is thought to spread mainly person-to-person
    through coughing or sneezing of infected people.
  • If you get sick, CDC recommends that you stay home from work or school and limit contact with others to keep from infecting them.

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