Quick Start Guide
!ATTENTIONALLUSERS
Ifyouarenotrecovering,feelingworse,orareconcernedaboutyourhealth,pleaseconsultahealthcareprofessional
assoonaspossible.
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Flusafety
HighRiskGroups
Userswhofallintooneofthefollowinggroupsareathighrisk
ofcomplicationsfromthefluandarerecommendedto
seeahealthcareprofessionalregardlessoftheirtestresult:
•Childrenundertheageof5andespeciallyunder2yearsofage
•Adults65yearsandolder
•Peopleunder19yearsofagewhoareonlong‐termaspirin
orsalicylatecontainingmedications
•Pregnantwomen
•AmericanIndiansandAlaskaNatives
•Peoplewholiveinnursinghomesandotherlong‐termcarefacilities
Orindividualswhosufferfrom:
•Asthma
•Neurologicandneurodevelopmentconditions
•Blooddisorders
•Chroniclungdisease
•Endocrinedisorders
•Heart
disease
•Kidneydisorders
•Liverdisorders
•Metabolicdisorders
•Weakenedimmunesystemduetodiseaseormedication
•Obesity(withabodymassindex[BMI]of40ormore)
Formostcurrentinformationonhighriskgroupsreferto:
https://www.cdc.gov/features/fluhighrisk/index.html
!ATTENTIONALLUSERS
Ifyouarenot
recovering,feelingworse,orareconcernedaboutyourhealth,pleaseconsultahealthcareprofessional
assoonaspossible.
WarningSignsorSymptoms
Thefollowingaresignsofsevereflu(influenza)infection.Pleaseseekmedicalattentionassoonaspossibleifanyof
theseapplytoyouatanytime:
Adults
•Difficultybreathingorshortnessofbreath
•Persistentpainorpressureinthechestorabdomen
•Persistentdizziness,confusion,inabilitytoarouse
•Seizures