• Clean Hands Save Lives!
Keeping hands clean is one of the most important steps we can take to avoid getting sick and spreading germs to others.

• Cover Your Cough 
Stop the spread of germs that make you and others sick! Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when coughing or sneezing.

• Transmission and Prevention of Influenza
Influenza viruses are spread when a person who has influenza coughs, sneezes, or speaks, releasing viruses into the air and other people inhale the viruses. When these viruses enter the nose, throat, or lungs of a person, they begin to multiply, causing disease. The viruses can also be spread when a person touches a surface with flu viruses on it (for example, a door handle) and then touches his or her nose or mouth.

• What to do if You Get Sick / Treatments
If you catch influenza, get plenty of rest, drink a lot of liquids, and avoid using alcohol and tobacco. Also, you can take medications to relieve the symptoms of flu (but never give aspirin to ill children or teenagers without first speaking to your doctor). If, however, your flu symptoms are unusually severe (for example, if you are having trouble breathing), you should contact your health-care provider right away. If you are at special risk from complications of flu, you should consult your health-care provider when your flu symptoms begin. This includes people 65 years of age or older, people with chronic medical conditions, pregnant women, or children. Your doctor may choose to use certain antiviral drugs to treat the flu.

• CDC Avian Influenza Infection in Humans
You can learn more about instances of avian influenza infecting humans from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) at this site. Symptoms of avian influenza and the use of antivirals are also described.