After a small number of UVA staff members were diagnosed with H1N1 flu—swine flu—last week, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Leonard Sandridge e-mailed the entire University community Monday to inform its members of the flu’s symptoms as well as how to prevent its transmission with tips from the Centers for Disease Control.
To prevent the spread of the disease, the CDC advises people to cover their noses and mouths with a tissue when they cough or sneeze and wash hands with soap and water.
According to the CDC, symptoms include fever, sore throat, chills, runny nose, nasal congestion, headache, nausea and vomiting.
Sandridge asks that if anyone presents with these symptoms to contact their doctors for immediate evaluation and limit contact with others.
For further information, Sandridge says to look at the CDC’s and University’s websites.