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Avenue HomeCare infusion training

Avenue HomeCare RNs infusion drug training October 13th. Visit facebook.com/avenuehomecare or call 704-971-2800

How does the flu spread?

Both novel H1N1 flu and seasonal flu are thought to spread mostly from person to person through the coughs and sneezes of people who are sick with influenza. People may also get sick with influenza. People may also get sick by touching something with flu viruses on it and then touching their mouth or nose.

How Serious is the Flu?

The flu can be very serious, especially for younger children and children of any age who have one or more chronic medical conditions. These conditions include asthma or other lung prolbems, diabetes, weakened immune systems, kidney disease, heart prolbems and neurological and neuromuscular disorders. These conditions can result in more severe illness from influenza, including the new H1N1 virus.

What is the H1N1 flu?

Novel H1N1 flu is a new and very different influenza virus that is spreading worldwide among people. This new virus was called "swine flu" at first becuase it has pieces of flu viruses found in pigs in the past. However, H1N1 has not been detected in U.S. pigs.

Influenza is unpredictable, but scientists believe that the new H1N1 virus will cause illness, hospital stays and deaths in the United States over the coming months. The flu season, the new virus may cause a lot more people to get sick than during a regular flu season. It also may cause more hospital stays and deaths than flu seasonal flus.