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H1N1 FLU INFORMATION
The Baruch College Health Center seeks to ensure that the College community is safe and healthy.
The staff of the Health Center is fully prepared to address patients' concerns related to flu-like symptoms, screen patients who might be at risk, assure prompt and appropriate medical care, and implement precautions to protect others. Please visit the Health Center at 138 E. 26th Street (between Lexington & 3rd Aves) or call 646-312-2040 if you have specific questions or concerns about your personal health. Anyone who is experiencing flu symptoms prior to coming to campus should stay at home or visit their health practitioner.
Additionally, students, faculty and staff should report infectious diseases, such as the H1N1 Flu, that they learn of to the Health Center at 646-312-2040. If the Center is closed, please call the Office of the Vice President/Dean of Students (NVC 2-255) at 646-312-4570 for assistance.
We will keep you updated with new information as it becomes available to us via your Baruch email address and on the Student Affairs and Enrollment Management website:
www.baruch.cuny.edu/studentaffairs
H1N1 Prevention
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, symptoms of H1N1 flu include fever (over 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit) or chills and cough or sore throat. Those with flu-like illness should stay away from classes and limit interactions with other people, except to see medical care, for at least 24 hours after they no longer have a fever without the use of fever-reducing medications, such as Tylenol and ibuprofen.
The CDC has published several measures to help prevent the spread of the flu. Here are a few things you can do to help prevent the spread of the flu in the Baruch community:
- Wash your hands thoroughly and frequently with soap and water, especially after coughing or sneezing. Alcohol-based hand cleansers are also effective.
- Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough and sneeze. If you don’t have a tissue, cough or sneeze into your elbow or shoulder, not into your hands. Avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouth, germs are spread this way.
- If you have the flu or flu-like symptoms, stay home from work or school and avoid contact with others as much as possible.
- Consider getting a free seasonal flu vaccine at the annual Baruch College Flu Clinic to be offered in late October (more information will follow later in the semester).
- You can boost your immune system by getting enough sleep, eating healthfully, exercising, and managing stress.
More Information
Please visit or call the Baruch College Health Center for H1N1 prevention
and protection information.
You may visit the following websites for additional and extensive information
on symptoms of H1N1 Flu, methods for preventing its spread, and guidance on what
to do in case of exposure.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
flu.gov
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