{"id":65192,"date":"2018-01-19T08:00:32","date_gmt":"2018-01-19T13:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/dailymonster\/?p=65192"},"modified":"2018-01-22T11:11:22","modified_gmt":"2018-01-22T16:11:22","slug":"influenza-advisory-wellness-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/dailymonster\/influenza-advisory-wellness-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Influenza Advisory, Wellness Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This year\u2019s flu strain is proving to be especially fierce, with 20 deaths already reported nationwide.\u00a0Locally, the Delaware General Health District reports that from January 5-11,\u00a0\u201cOhio has seen the highest number of influenza-associated hospitalizations since reporting was required in 2011.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As a result, we\u2019re reminding everyone of our shared responsibility to help protect the health of our campus. If you develop a flu-like illness with symptoms including the sudden onset of a fever, body aches, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, headache and\/or fatigue, you should remain isolated until you are fever-free for 24 hours without using fever-reducing medications.<\/p>\n<p>To help protect yourself and others from the flu virus, it also is important to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Avoid touching your eyes, nose, mouth, and face as much as possible.<\/li>\n<li>Cough and sneeze into disposable tissues and immediately place used tissues into a waste basket. Do not cough or sneeze into your hands; if a tissue is not available, cough or sneeze into your elbow.<\/li>\n<li>Wash your hands frequently with hot soapy water, especially after using a tissue, the restroom, or helping someone who is sick. Rub your hands together for at least 20 seconds and rinse well. Use a disposable paper towel to dry your hands, and use the towel to turn off the faucet and open the restroom door.<\/li>\n<li>Get your flu shot \u2013 the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) continues to recommend flu shots for most people. That said,\u00a0vaccine effectiveness has been lower against the current predominant strain (Influenza A). As a result, the use of antiviral medications for treatment \u2013 combined with vaccination for prevention \u2013 will become even more important than usual.<\/li>\n<li>Ask your healthcare provider about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/flu\/antivirals\/whatyoushould.htm\">treatment with influenza antiviral drugs<\/a> if you become very sick with the flu or if you are at high risk of flu illness and get the flu.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Students with flu symptoms should call the Student Health Center at\u00a0<a href=\"tel:(740)%20368-3160\">(740) 368-3160<\/a>. Employees may consult their personal healthcare providers or the Health Center if desired.\u00a0We continue to offer flu vaccinations to the campus community.\u00a0We can bill your insurance or the self-pay rate is $25. The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=delaware+general+health+district&amp;oq=delaware+gener&amp;aqs=chrome.0.0l3j69i57j0l2.4855j0j7&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8\">Delaware General Health District<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/?q=3+W.+Winter+St&amp;entry=gmail&amp;source=g\">3 W. Winter St<\/a>., also offers vaccinations.<\/p>\n<p>The Student Health Center, located in Stuyvesant Hall, is open from\u00a08 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.\u00a0Monday\u00a0through\u00a0Friday. For medical assistance at other times, here is a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.owu.edu\/about\/offices-services\/student-health-center\/resources\/urgent-care\/\">list of area care locations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For more influenza information, visit the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/flu\/index.htm\">CDC\u2019s influenza page<\/a>. Thank you for helping us to keep our campus healthy.<\/p>\n<p>Marsha Tilden C.N.P.<br \/>\nDirector, Student Health Services<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"tel:(740)%20368-3160\">740-368-3160<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:matilden@owu.edu\">matilden@owu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year\u2019s flu strain is proving to be especially fierce, with 20 deaths already reported nationwide.\u00a0Locally, the Delaware General Health District reports that from January 5-11,\u00a0\u201cOhio has seen the highest number of influenza-associated hospitalizations since reporting was required in 2011.\u201d As a result, we\u2019re reminding everyone of our shared responsibility to help protect the health [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2057,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-65192","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-campuswide-news-events"],"blocksy_meta":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/dailymonster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65192","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/dailymonster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/dailymonster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/dailymonster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2057"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/dailymonster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65192"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/dailymonster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65192\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":65287,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/dailymonster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65192\/revisions\/65287"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/dailymonster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65192"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/dailymonster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65192"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/dailymonster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65192"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}