(Sept. 1, 2009)

We continue to ask all individuals with mild flu-like illness to stay home. This is regardless of travel history. Children and adolescents with fever should not go to day care or school. Adults with fever should not go to work until their symptoms resolve. Individuals with severe illness, such as difficulty breathing, should contact their health care provider.

The state health department also encourages people to take these personal precautions to decrease their chances of getting the flu:

• Wash hands frequently
• Cover your sneezes and coughs
• Avoid others with respiratory illnesses

Again, this is a rapidly evolving situation and the state health department is asking people to be alert for changes in our guidance, available from this page:
http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/epr/h1n1.html