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Information on the Probable Cases of the Influenza A– Swine Influenza

November 10th, 2009

Notice about swine flu

Dear all students,

Since a global flu pandemic was declared in May, swine flu has been continuing to spread and it is highly likely to spread further this winter. The university is to be constantly alert to this issue for school health. Every students is expected to help preventing the spread of swine flu at the university as well as in the community. Below is some tips for prevention and primary intervention which might help you.

• 1. What should be done for prevention?

a) Adequate nutrition, sleep, rest are essential to prevent contracting any infectious disease by keeping your immune system in good condition.
b) Wearing a mask is recommended for prevention when you go out into crowds since commuting, public gatherings, sports events, college life in dormitories and even attendance at lectures increase the risks of transmission.
c) Washing hands with soap and water and wiping your hands with a clean cloth are effective to keep the virus at bay. Alcohol spray is not necessarily powerful since it evaporates quickly and loses its antiviral effect quikly.

• 2. Symptoms

Typical symptoms are : fever (37.5℃ or above) AND two of the followings: unusual tiredness, headache, runny nose, sore throat, shortness of breath, coughing, loss of appetite, aching muscles, diarrhoea or vomiting.

• 3. When you are suspected of having swine flu( type A , Shingata-influenza)

a) Contact a doctor: call a hospital before you go to see a doctor. Make sure to wear a mask when you go to the hospital. You will have medication prescribed and be told to rest at home if you are diagnosed as having swine flu, or type A flu. Tamiflu works well if taken within 48 hours after infection, so don’t wait to see a doctor, even if you start feeling ill at the weekend or on a national holiday.

b) Those who have lung diseases, heart diseases, kidney diseases, diabetes should ask their doctor since they need to be trated more as "at risk" groups.

• 4. When you are diagnosed with swine flu

a) Stay away from school until you make a complete recovery, which is defined as at least 2 days after the fever goes down without an antipyretic drug or any cooling devices. Your doctor should advise you when to start going out. Please note that students having such infectious diseases are not permitted to attend university during a legally set period.

b) Contact the Health Center at Kunitachi campus (phone number: 042-580-8172, 8:30am to 5:15pm, Monday to Friday) and inform staff of your situation to let them know the actual status of the pandemic in the univercsity to take the right action in case of an emergency. Temporary closure of the university might be considered if there is a sudden and large increase in the number of cases.

c) Contact those who you have spent time with closely over an hour during the day before the onset or after. You shuld inform them of the fact that you have contracted swine flu since they could contract it soon and should be told to take their temperature, refrain from going out, wear a mask when they go out.

d) Students could be exempted from academic evaluation by submitting a notification of their absence (Tokubetsu kesseki todoke) and an official certificate signed by an officially recognized doctor to the academic section (Kyomuka). Any proceeding for your absence should be taken after you completly recover.

• 5. When someone around you such as a member in your circle activity or sports team, or a room mate in dormitory has contracted swine flu;

a) A leader who is responsible for circle activity or the sports team should know exactly how many members have contracted it recently and call on the other members to pay attention to preventing transmission.
b) The leader should decide to refrain from any activity or attending an official game for a week when some of the members a short time or the number of the infected members increase rapidly.

• 6. When your family, friend, or room mate has contracted swine flu,according to general findings,it is said that you could contract swine flu if you have spent time with a patient closely over an hour during the day before or after their onset. Under such circumstances, you should be careful enough to take body temperature by a thermometer regularly, to refrain from going out, and to wear a mask when you need to go out.

• 7. For more information,

a) Ask the health centre: call (042)580-8172, or email to hoken-center@ad.hit-u.ac.jp
b) The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare website http://www.mhlw.go.jp/
c) The World Health Organization http://www.who.or.jp
d) “Himawari” (Tokyo Metropolitan Government Service) : call (03)5285-8181 for

24-hour medical service in a foreign language,365 days a year.