1. What You Need To Know

2.  The H1N1 virus is a new strain of the flu and humans have not built up immunity to it.  Human infections with the new H1N1 virus are ongoing in the United States.  Most people have recovered without needing medical attention. CDC 2009

3.  Person to person through coughing and sneezing by infected people.  May also contact by touching something contaminated with the virus CDC 2009

4.  Fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue.  Some reports of diarrhea and vomiting.  Course of illness can be mild to severe.  Higher impact in people younger than 25.  High risk for serious complications  65 and older  Pregnant women  Children younger than five years old  People with certain chronic illnesses CDC 2009

5.  Wash hands with soap and water on a regular basis.  Use alcohol-based hand cleansers.  Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze, immediately throw tissue away.  Avoid close contact with sick people  If you have symptoms, stay home and away from other people.  Stay home at least 24 hours after the fever is gone.

6.  http://cdc.gov/h1n1flu http://cdc.gov/h1n1flu  weber.edu/flu

7.  Be prepared for a disruption in both campus and online classes.  Encourage students to stay home or go home if ill.  If you are ill, stay home or go home.  Communicate at the beginning of the semester how you will manage your class if you become ill.  If ill, will not feel like doing home work, correcting papers  Assure students they will not be penalized for late assignments or missed test dates if they or a family member are ill.

8.  Develop a plan for managing late assignments.  Make course material available electronically.  Blackboard  Email  Develop written or audio lectures for important or difficult content.  Discussion board for frequently asked questions.