INFECTIOUS DISEASES
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Swine flu
Swine flu questions and answers
Information for students
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Background
In June 2009 the World Health Organization declared a swine flu pandemic.
The University has followed its Flu Pandemic Contingency Plan and worked closely with the health authorities.
Information about swine flu has been provided to all students and members of staff. Everyone has been directed to some basic advice and to a set of swine flu questions and answers.
As well as basic advice for all students and staff, the University has prepared employment-related advice for staff members.
Basic advice
The typical symptoms of swine flu are:
- sudden fever (a high body temperature of 38C/100.4F or above), and
- sudden cough.
Other symptoms may include:
- headache
- tiredness
- chills
- aching muscles
- limb or joint pain
- diarrhoea or stomach upset
- sore throat
- runny nose
- sneezing
- loss of appetite.
The basic advice to staff and students who are concerned that they may have swine flu is to contact their GP or the Students' Health Service (+44 (0)117 330 2720), or to contact NHS Direct (0845 4647). Be especially vigilant if:
- you have a serious underlying illness
- you are pregnant
- your condition suddenly gets much worse
- your condition is still getting worse after seven days.
Further advice
There is important further employment-related advice for staff members who become ill or have to look after sick dependants.
Students are advised to check that their contact details on Student Info – including their home and term-time address and their mobile phone number – are up to date so that they can be contacted quickly should the need arise.
Members of staff are similarly advised to check that their contact details on Staff Info are correct.
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