I used to tell everyone at work this – if you don’t feel well or you are sick stay at home ! In this economy people might want to put in the extra effort at work and work through their illness. With the Swine flu and other server types of influenza this is just not recommended by the CDC.
To reduce the spread of Swine Flu it is paramount that infected people stay at home. As of April 26, 2009 11:45 PM ET the CDC is recommending that a stay at home solution is one of the best non paramapydical methods of controlling the spread of Swine Flu.
Here are there recommendations
Strongly Recommend Home Isolation of Cases:
* Persons who develop influenza-like-illness (ILI) (fever with either cough or sore throat) should be strongly encouraged to self-isolate in their home for 7 days after the onset of illness or at least 24 hours after symptoms have resolved, whichever is longer. Persons who experience ILI and wish to seek medical care should contact their health care providers to report illness (by telephone or other remote means) before seeking care at a clinic, physician’s office, or hospital. Persons who have difficulty breathing or shortness of breath or are believed to be severely ill should seek immediate medical attention.
* If ill persons must go into the community (e.g., to seek medical care) they should wear a face mask to reduce the risk of spreading the virus in the community when they cough, sneeze, talk or breathe. If a face mask is unavailable, ill persons needing to go into the community should use a handkerchief or tissues to cover any coughing.
* Persons in home isolation and their household members should be given infection control instructions: including frequent hand washing with soap and water. Use alcohol-based hand gels (containing at least 60% alcohol) when soap and water are not available and hands are not visibly dirty. When the ill person is within 6 feet of others at home, the ill person should wear a face mask if one is available and the ill person is able to tolerate wearing it.
