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Click here to view the H1N1 County Webcast where Dr. Bohlin and Administrator Ron Cripe answer your H1N1 questions.
A message from Dr. Bohlin...
During this H1N1 and seasonal flu season remember to wash your hands, cough into your sleeve, and please stay home if you have a fever. These viruses are very contagious and can spread rapidly through your home, friends, and coworkers. Even though you may have a mild disease, the next person who gets the virus may have more severe symptoms. Please consider getting the H1N1 vaccine when it becomes available as this can severly decrease the number of people getting ill within our community. Also please get your seasonal influenza vaccines now and don't wait.
Dr. Michael Bohlin
Health Officer
WHAT IS THE 2009 H1N1 INFLUENZA?
2009 H1N1 (referred to as "swine flu" early on) is a new influenza virus causing illness in people. This new virus was first detected in people in the United States in April 2009. This virus is spreading from person-to-person worldwide, probably in much the same way that regular seasonal influenza viruses spread. On June 11, 2009, the World Health Organization (WHO) signaled that a pandemic of 2009 H1N1 flu was underway.
North American Human Influenza A (H1N1) is caused by influenza viruses that normally infect pigs. The virus causing the current influenza outbreak is not a swine flu virus, but a combination of human, swine and bird viruses. The flu virus causing the current outbreak, now called Influenza A (H1N1)/North America/Human, has adapted itself to be easily transmitted from person-to-person.
LINKS TO H1N1 INFORMATION PAGES:
Healthcare Professionals (coming soon)
FOLLOW THE FLU
FluView- A Weekly Influenza Report Prepared by the Influenza Division (CDC)
 
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