CDC Swine Flu Website Launched, Safety Kit Released

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have launched a new CDC Swine Flu website located at cdc.gov/swineflu. The CDC hopes to keep Americans informed more easily by funneling all of the information that becomes available through one central location.

As you can see from the graphic below (from the website), there are now 40 confirmed cases of Swine Flu in the United States.

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On the website, the CDC offers some tips on how to avoid infection:

There are everyday actions people can take to stay healthy.

Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it.
Wash your hands often with soap and water, especially after you cough or sneeze. Alcohol-based hands cleaners are also effective.
Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs spread that way.

Try to avoid close contact with sick people.

Influenza is thought to spread mainly person-to-person through coughing or sneezing of infected people.
If you get sick, CDC recommends that you stay home from work or school and limit contact with others to keep from infecting them.

Amazon is also now offering a Swine Flu Safety Kit that sells for $25.

The kit has been designed by the medical team at BP MEDICAL SUPPLIES in order to protect those citizens and officials who are working in areas where there is a higher risk of infection or contamination by Swine Flu.

The kit contains: