Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Duval flu fever rises to 4 dead

At 26, wife of Duval County, died this month by the H1N1 virus, becoming the fourth victim in the province of fever, health officials said Monday.

Meanwhile, said the directors of the St. Paul Catholic Schooled in Jacksonville Beach, has a confirmed case. The school has started, information on its website on Monday, did not specify whether the patient was a student or employee.

"If you do not know all possible precautions are in place for cleaning and disinfecting all public areas and classrooms," says the site, while urging parents to keep sick children at home.

In Duval County, died three women and a man in August, because the H1N1 virus since its launch in April. Women were 26, 33 and 43, and the man was 55th The last death occurred August 15, Duval County Health Department, said department spokesman Charles Griggs.

Duval accounted for all but one of the mortality of swine influenza northeast Florida. Including: 30, Clay County woman who died this month.

To prevent the spread or the flu, health officials recommend the following:

1 Avoid close contact with people who are coughing or seems otherwise poorly.

2 Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth.

3 Wash your hands often to reduce the spread of respiratory diseases.

4 Ask your doctor if cough, fever and fatigue, possibly with diarrhea and vomiting.

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