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A recent survey of American adults found that 76% worried about becoming ill if they had to stay home and take care of the sick during a severe flu pandemic.1
 
  Learn infection control measures. 
  

 
Free Checklist for Setting Up a Sick Room
You can now download (in PDF format) one of two free detailed checklists.

The Check List for Setting up a Sick Room or the The Supply List for Home Confinement

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Basic Supplies for a Sick Room

sick room supplies

Wash hands for 15 seconds with soap and water

infection prevention

Cover a cough or sneeze with tissue

prevent infection
Links to Important Resources
World Health Organization (WHO) A H1N1 swine fluEpidemic and Pandemic Alert and Response (EPR)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Swine InfluenzaA/H1N1 swine Flu in the United States
U S Department of Health and Human Services (USDHHS) Pandemic Flu
Trust for America's HealthPandemic Flu: Lessons from the Frontlines, June 2009
The Sphere Project "Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response"
Health Map Global Disease Alert Map
Flu Wikie ForumAn international resource for open discussion
Institute of Medicine (IOM)"The Threat of Pandemic Influenza: Are We Ready?"
MedlinePlus: A Service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine"Flu"
Science Daily Influenza News
American Academy of Pediatrics"Its Time to Get the Flu Vaccine"
KidsHealth from the Nemours Foundation"Infections" Cold and Flu Review"
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Seasonal Flu
Video: Nova Science Now, Pandemic Influenza
Video: A Tale of Two Cities: How St. Louis and Philadelphia Dealt with the Flu Epidemic of 1918by William Stanhope
Care at Home Today, UKCare at Home Today provides online home care information and resources for the elderly in the UK
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