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Flu Prevention
- If sick, limit contact with others to avoid spreading germs.
- Cover your nose and mouth when you cough or sneeze.
- Trash tissues.
- Sanitize your hands.
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth.
- Clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces, especially when someone is ill.
- Avoid contact with sick people.
People are more contagious before symptoms appear. The time from when a person is exposed to the flu virus and infected to the time symptoms develop averages about 2 days. At the first sign of the flu, go to your doctor. There are antiviral drugs (such as Tamiflu) that the doctor may prescribe to shorten the duration of the flu, if treated early.
Symptoms:
Symptoms of the flu usually starts suddenly, they include:
- Fever
- Aching Muscles
- Sore Throat
- Headaches
- Feeling Tired
- Runny & Stuffy Nose
- Cough
People at High Risk:
Anyone can get the flu, even healthy people. However, those most at risk for complication from the flu include people who are 65 years of age and older, young children, pregnant women, people with chronic illness.
High Risk Conditions:
- Diabetes
- Asthma
- HIV
- Pregnancy
- Age
- Health Care Workers
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Flu Vaccines
Please call the Bridgeport Communicable Disease Clinic at 203-576-7468, if you have any questions or would like to make a appointment.
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