Friday - Oct 23, 2009
The Champaign-Urbana Public Health District Urges the Community to Follow CDC Guidelines
Champaign, IL - The Champaign-Urbana Public Health District (CUPHD) wants to restate the Center for Disease Control's (CDC) guidelines on when it is ok to provide care at home if you think you have flu-like illness and when you should seek medical treatment.
According to the CDC, most people with novel H1N1 have had mild illness and have not needed medical care or antiviral drugs. The emergency room should be used for people who are very sick. You should not go to the emergency room if you are only mildly ill. If you get sick with flu symptoms and are at high risk of flu complications or you are concerned about your illness, call your health care provider first for advice. If you go to the emergency room and you are not sick with the flu, you may catch it from people who do have it.
Read the full press relase. (PDF)