From our campus health dept. (University of Arizona) today:

campus health officials encourage everyone to practice flu-prevention measures:

- Wash your hands often with soap and water, especially after you cough or sneeze. Alcohol-based hand cleaners also are effective.
- Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze; throw the tissue in the trash after you use it – or cough or sneeze into your sleeve or upper arm. This will help to keep germs off your hands, where they can be spread easier.
- Try to avoid close contact (within 6 feet) with sick people.
- If you get sick, stay home from work or school and limit contact with others.
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth, to decrease the spread of germs.

Also:

For additional information on swine flu, visit a new Web site created by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: http://www.pandemicflu.gov/

And for information on how families and individuals can prepare: http://www.pandemicflu.gov/plan/individual/index.html.

~ Becky in Tucson