Center for Student Health and Counseling at Portland State University

H1N1 Home Page


Overview:

At PSU, we continue to monitor the situation and to treat students who have the flu or complications of the flu. The campus is engaged in an ongoing debriefing and planning process to be ready for any further developments regarding H1N1.

The World Health Organization has raised the pandemic flu level to Phase 6 indicating that there is now worldwide spread of H1N1 (H1N1). The severity of the flu continues to be moderate, about the same as the seasonal flu.

Watch this site for further information on the availability of the novel H1N1 vaccine offered through Student Health & Counseling.

CORRECTION: FLU CLINIC DATE

Where Do I Get My Seasonal Flu Shots?

A Seasonal Flu Vaccination clinic will be held on Tuesday, 11/10 (note correction from posting on 11/3) from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (or until supply runs out) in the Urban Center Gallery, room number is URBN 212. The clinic will be FREE for eligible students (students taking 5 or more credits). If you have questions, please call Gwyn Ashcom, Outreach Coordinator at 503-725-5123.

To find out where else you can get a seasonal flu shot, click here.

Symptoms of H1N1 are:

  • Similar to seasonal influenza
  • Fever of (of 100 degrees or more), cough, sore throat, body aches, headache, chills, and fatigue. sometimes vomiting and diarrhea.
  • Severe disease includes pneumonia and/or respiratory failure.

Precautions

Swine influenza is transmitted by respiratory droplets (coughing, sneezing) and by contact with infectious material and then touching ones mouth or nose. It is not transmitted by eating portk. If you meet the above criteria for flu, you should contact your doctor. Students should call the Center for Student Health and Counseling at (503) 725-2800 for advice about what to do.

To avoid getting or transmitting the H1N1, follow these precautions:

  • Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it.
  • Wash your hands often with soap and water, especially after you cough or sneeze. Alcohol-cased hand cleaners are also effective.
  • Avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouth. Germs are spread that way.
  • If you are very ill and are a PSU student, please call us. If you are not a PSU student, please contact your health care provider

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If You Are Sick

If you are sick with flu-like illness, CDC recommends that you stay home for at least 24 hours after your fever is gone except to get medical care or for other necessities. (Your fever should be gone without the use of a fever-reducing medicine.) Keep away from others as much as possible to keep from making others sick.

CDC recommends that when you wash your hands -- with soap and warm water -- that you wash for 15 to 20 seconds. When soap and water are not available, alcohol-based disposable hand wipes or gel sanitizers may be used.

In adults, emergency warning signs that need urgent medical attention include:
  • Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath
  • Pain or pressure in the chest or abdomen
  • Sudden dizziness
  • Confusion
  • Severe or persistent vomiting
  • Flu-like symptoms improve but then return with fever and worse cough

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Information for Faculty

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