Home A(H1N1) Care

GCVMS A(H1N1) Care at Home Protocol

  • You may have A(H1N1) if you have an acute febrile illness with symptoms like cough, headache, body ache, sore throat & runny nose.
  • You may need to stay in your house until your swabs results are known.
  • The swabs are inserted into both nostrils & your throat. Your options are:
    • Refuse the swab. Assume you are infected with the A(H1N1) virus.
    • Have the swabs.
      • Anti-flu medications will be commenced in high risk groups if the 48 hours " recommended period" to start them is affected by the "results waiting time." Non-high risk groups will be advised appropriately.

What about those who are not symptomatic in your house?

  • Basic hygiene. Wear at least surgical quality masks. Hand washings. Minimal contacts. Separate rooms if possible.
  • May choose to get A(H1N1) vax. It takes about 2 weeks to kick in. 
  • "High risk" very close contacts may need to take anti-flu medications for prevention.
  • Find somewhere else to stay especially those who have underlying illnesses or are immunosuppressed.

You can get seriously ill & even died if you also have an underlying chronic illness like the followings:

  • Diabetes - can become unstable.

  • Chronic Airways Disease - can be exarcerbated requiring extra dosages of regular medications. Most will have secondary bacterial infections requiring antibiotics. Some will also get pneumonia.

  • Chronic Heart Problems - all can worsens & become more symptomatics.

  • Immunosuppressed patients - from those taking steroids for chronic asthma, arthritis etc , to those on supressants for organ transplants; HIV patients. All will be at risk for overwhelming secondary infections. Your Specialists may advise hospitalisation for closer monitoring.

  • The very youngs & the very elderlies. They are not ill but are very susceptible to complications.

  • Pregnancy
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