HOW TO DISTINGUISH FLU CLINIC SCHEDULE 2010
COLD OR FLU:
Mon. Oct. 25th NUP 12:00pm-4:00pm
SYMPTOM COLD FLU
Fever Rare Usually high fever Tues. Oct. 26th NUP 12:00pm-4:00pm IT’S FLU SEASON
(39°-40°) sudden
onset; Lasts 3-4 Wed. Oct. 27 th
NUP 12:00pm-4:00pm 2010
days Thurs. Oct. 28th NUP 12:00pm-6:30pm Get a flu shot…
Headache Rare Usual - can be Sat. Nov. 6th Co-op 10:00am-4:00pm NOT THE FLU!!!
severe
Tues. Nov. 9th YPCC 1:00pm-6:00pm
Aches & Pains Rare/ Usual - often
mild severe Sat. Nov. 20th Co-op 10:00am-4:00pm
Fri. Nov. 26th YPCC 1:00pm-4:00pm
Fatigue & Rare/ Usual, severe, may
Weakness Mild last 2-3 weeks or Coop: Yellowknife Direct Charge Coop, 321 Old Airport Rd.
NUP: Northern United Place, 5403-50th Ave. (Franklin)
more YPCC: Yellowknife Primary Care Centre, 4915-48th Street
Extreme Fa- Unusual Usual early
tigue Onset -can be se- Yellowknife
vere
Public Health Unit
4702 Franklin Avenue
Runny, Stuffy Common Common Yellowknife, NT
Nose X1A 2N5
Sneezing Common Sometimes Phone: 867-920-6570
Sore throat Common Common Fax: 867-873-0158
“Protect Yourself and Help
Chest Discom- Some- Usual - can September 2010
fort, Coughing times, be severe Protect Those You Love”
mild to
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ate The single most effective
Complications Can lead Can lead to
to sinus
Pneumonia and respira- way is to have a Flu shot
tory failure; can worsen
or ear a current chronic condi- every fall.
infection tion; can be life
threatening
WHAT IS INFLUENZA WHO SHOULD GET A THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT
(THE FLU)? FLU SHOT? THE FLU VACCINE:
• Each year the World Health
It’s an infection of the EVERYONE OVER THE AGE OF Organization identifies the
particular strains of Flu the new
respiratory tract caused by 6 MONTHS: vaccine must protect against.
a virus that changes every PARTICULARLY HIGH RISK
• The Flu vaccine can’t give you the
year. The flu is easily GROUPS: flu. In order to offer you the most
caught and easily spread. • People with Chronic effective protection, the vaccine
must contain part of the virus
It strikes with epidemic Conditions (e.g. Asthma, itself; but the virus is dead and
Diabetes, Heart Conditions) cannot give you the flu.
force every winter from as
• Residents of Chronic Care
early as October to as late Facilities • Immunization side effects are
as April. minor - most commonly mild
• People over 65 years of age. soreness at the vaccination site;
less common are headaches and
muscle pains.
• HEALTH CARE WORKERS
• Anyone who has a serious egg
allergy should not get a Flu shot.
• ESSENTIAL SERVICES Tiny traces of egg protein which can
WORKERS be present in the vaccine could
cause an allergic reaction.
• PEOPLE WHO PROVIDE • Yearly vaccination prevents flu in
CARE TO PERSONS IN THE about 75% of people who get the flu
HIGH RISK GROUP. shot. For the rest, vaccination
usually reduces the severity of
illness and saves lives
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FOR
“It plays no favorites - CHILDREN 6 - 48 MONTHS &
anyone can be affected”. PREGNANT WOMEN. PREVENTION:
You are at risk of getting • Wash hands frequently
• Cough/sneeze into your sleeve
the flu during flu season, • Annual vaccination
at work, at the movies, on
the bus, wherever people
gather.