Swine Flu Information from ACC

Excerpts from Mary Hensley (Exec VP, College Operations) email 4/28/09 -- see more below.

Information is available from the following sites:

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
  http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/
• Texas Department of State Health Services:
  http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/swineflu/default.shtm
• Austin/Travis Health and Human Services Department:
• http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/health/disease_surveillance_swineflu.htm

As you may be aware, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state and local public health officials are investigating cases of swine influenza in several states including Texas. The Austin Community College District (ACC) is part of the regional health and emergency management team that closely is monitoring the outbreak of swine flu, which also is being referred to as the North American influenza.

ACC wishes to remind you of what you can do to stay healthy such as:

• If you get sick, stay home and limit contact with others.


• Symptoms include sudden fever, body aches and pains, coughing, and fatigue. People with swine flu also may experience a runny nose, sore throat, nausea, vomiting, and/or diarrhea. The majority of patients report mild symptoms and recover fully.
• Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you sneeze or cough. Throw tissue away.
• Wash your hands often with soap and water, especially after you cough or sneeze. Alcohol-based hand cleaners are also effective.
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouth. Germs spread that way.
• Avoid contact with those who are sick.

ACC will continue to provide updates and communication regarding this influenza.

World Digital Library

Article excerpt from
Humanity's earliest written works go online By ANGELA CHARLTON, Associated Press Writer - Tue Apr 21, 2009
http://tech.yahoo.com/news/ap/20090421/ap_on_hi_te/world_digital_library

"A Web site in seven languages — English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Russian — leads readers through a trove of rare finds from more than a dozen countries.

Among them: a 1562 map of the New World; the only known copy of the first book published in the Philippines, in Spanish and Tagalog; an 11th-century Serbian manuscript; and the oracle bones — pieces of bone or tortoise shell heated and cracked and inscribed that are among the earliest known signs of Chinese writings."

Visit the World Digital Library at
http://www.wdl.org

Earth Day - 22 April 2009

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Celebrate Earth Day with the EPA
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Earth Day - US Government Portal
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