{"id":3098,"date":"2009-09-02T14:05:15","date_gmt":"2009-09-02T19:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/?p=3098"},"modified":"2012-04-16T13:04:43","modified_gmt":"2012-04-16T18:04:43","slug":"dont-spread-flu-germs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/archives\/3098","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;t spread flu germs!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to fall semester, and flu season too. What a terrific combo! We&#8217;re all here on campus sharing keyboards and doorknobs and such, and we need to protect ourselves from germs that can make us sick. Of special concern is the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/H1N1FLU\/\">H1N1 flu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There are two simple steps we can take to protect ourselves and others:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><span style=\"color: #800000\"><strong>Cover coughs and sneezes!<\/strong><\/span> <\/span>Use a tissue (and throw it in the trash) or use your sleeve. Don&#8217;t use your hands!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.uww.edu\/images\/library\/blog\/wherewash.gif\" alt=\"Where to Wash Hands poster\" class=\"alignright\" \/><span style=\"color: #800000\"><strong>Wash your hands!<\/strong><\/span> Wash long enough to sing &#8220;Happy Birthday&#8221; twice, or use alcohol-based hand cleansers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>after sneezing or coughing,<\/li>\n<li>after using the bathroom,<\/li>\n<li>before you eat,<\/li>\n<li>before you touch your eyes, mouth, or nose.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>More information is available from the web site of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/H1N1FLU\/\">Centers for Disease Control<\/a> and the UWW <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uww.edu\/uhcs\/parents\/healthkit.html\">University Health &amp; Counseling Services<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.uww.edu\/images\/library\/blog\/gpologo.gif\" alt=\"Government Printing Office logo\" width=\"60\" height=\"58\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"small\">The University Library is a federal depository with many federal, state, local, and international documents on a variety of current and relevant issues available to you in print, microfiche, CD-ROM, and electronically. Come check out your government at the University Library!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to fall semester, and flu season too. What a terrific combo! We&#8217;re all here on campus sharing keyboards and doorknobs and such, and we need to protect ourselves from germs that can make us sick. Of special concern is &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/archives\/3098\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[36,35],"tags":[2193,2194,2190,2192,1917,2188,2189,278,1918,2191],"class_list":["post-3098","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-around-the-world","category-infogov","tag-cdc","tag-centers-for-disease-control","tag-coughing","tag-disease-prevention","tag-flu","tag-h1n1","tag-handwashing","tag-health","tag-influenza","tag-sneezing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3098","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/37"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3098"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3098\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9586,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3098\/revisions\/9586"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3098"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3098"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3098"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}