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Visit our new section on influenza!

1 Get vaccinated for both the seasonal flu and H1N1 flu From the CDC (Centers for Disease Control) Three actions to fight the flu

Keep your hands clean! Avoid people with the flu Use a mask on a plane Stay home from work or school if sick Cover your mouth when you cough (or cough into your elbow) 2 Use everyday preventative measures

3 Take antivirals if your doctor prescribes them

H1N1 Virus

There is widespread flu activity in most states…

The three types of flu: Seasonal flu Influenza A- H3N2, H1N1 (different from swine flu), Influenza B Swine flu Influenza A- H1N1 (different from seasonal) Bird flu (Avian) Influenza A- H5N1

Deaths from flu: Seasonal flu: 30,000 per year in the US Swine flu (H1N1): 60,000 US (projected) Bird flu (H5N1): 60% death rate in Asia

Individuals at risk: Everyone 6 months to 24 years old Everyone over 24 years of age with HIV or chronic disease (diabetes, asthma, obesity) Pregnant women Caregiver for children less than 6 months old All healthcare personnel

Types of flu vaccine: Shot: Killed virus Nasal spray: Live virus (attenuated) Immunosuppressed people should have the shot, not the live virus..

Pneumovax Revaccination of immunocompetent persons previously vaccinated is not routinely recommended. Revaccination once is recommended for persons who are at highest risk of serious pneumococcal infection, including HIV positive patients, as long as five years have passed since first administrated. If prior vaccination status is unknown for patients in the high-risk group, patients should be given pneumococcal vaccine.

Pneumovax (cont.) All persons 65 years of age or older who have not received vaccine within 5 years should receive another dose of vaccine. Revaccination following a second dose is not routinely recommended.

Vaccine availability Seasonal flu supply is gone More Swine flu (H1N1) vaccine is not expected until end of year

Barriers to production Poor reimbursement/profits Law suits (children) Live virus Grown in eggs Seasonal is three strains Expires in a few months

Influenza Treatment Tamiflu 75mg twice a day for five days Influenza Prophylaxis (prevention) Tamiflu 75mg every day for ten days

Differential Diagnosis Influenza  Fever over 101° F  Some malaise  Chest cold Head cold  Fever under 101° F  Little malaise  Sinus cold

How Doctor Conant treats upper respiratory tract infections Aspirin (two every four hours) Sudafed (long acting, non-drowsy, one in the morning) Actifed (two at bedtime) 3000cc (3 quarts) of electrolytes a day (chicken soup, Gatorade, etc) Bed rest As needed: Sucrets or Fisherman’s Friend lozenges (for sore throat) Lomotil (for diarrhea)

How Doctor Conant treats upper respiratory tract infections (cont.) Evaluate for influenza Evaluate for bacterial pneumonia Evaluate for PCP

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The Conant Foundation would like to thank our panelists Lawrence Drew, M.D. Jay Lalezari, M.D. Alan McCord, Project Inform