How to avoid the spread of flu-like illnesses

Published on March 13, 2020

The Pennsylvania Department of Health and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention offer these everyday preventive actions to help prevent the spread of flu-like illnesses.
• Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with your hands.
• Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. Use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol if soap and water are not available.
• Stay home when you are sick and until you are fever free for a minimum of 24 hours, without the use of fever-reducing medicine.
• Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash and wash your hands
• Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces.

Saint Katharine Drexel