What you should know about H1N1

98% of all influenza A at this time is H1N1

It is the secondary infections that lead to hospitalization, not the initial illness

If your child says he/she is not feeling well or is coughing, complaining of headache, sore throat, or stomach ache CHECK HIS/HER TEMPERATURE, don't wait.

If your child has a fever, he/she is contagious. KEEP YOUR CHILD AT HOME.

If your child has a fever of 100.0 or higher, KEEP YOUR CHILD AT HOME.

Students must be fever free for 24 hours without fever reducing medication, before returning to school.

The CDC recommends you seek medical treatment if your initial illness is over and your fever/cough returns or if everyone else who was sick at the same time is feeling better and you are not, OR if you fall into a high risk category such as pregnant, heart disease, diabetes, take daily aspirin therapy, organ transplant.

Learn more by going to H1N1 in PA web site. http://www.h1n1inpa.com/