It is the time of year that we begin looking into the Flu Season and
ask what steps we can take to help prevent it from happening to us and
the ones we love. On Thursday October 11th at 7 pm the Girard Public
Library and the Girard Medical Center are teaming up to bring important
information to the community about the possibility of a flu pandemic.
Steps for Kansans to stay healthy will be presented. There will be a
short DVD provided by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment
and a Girard Medical Center Representative will provide answers to
questions, such as:1. What is influenza?2. When does influenza occur?3.
How is influenza spread?4. What are the symptoms of influenza?5. How
soon do the symptoms appear?6. How is influenza diagnosed?7. How long
can a person spread influenza? 8. Does past infection make one
immune?9. What are the high-risk groups?10. What is the treatment for
influenza?11. What can control or prevent influenza?12. What can I do
to protect myself from getting influenza?The program will last
approximately 1 hour and Flu shots will be available afterwards at a
cost of $18Refreshments will be served.

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Posted By Library Director to GPL Newsflash at 10/01/2007 03:58:00 PM