Chicago, Illinois – The Flu season is coming upon us and Illinois Tech (IT) is doing all they can to make sure everyone will stay healthy the whole season by releasing basic tips about health.
In addition to the coming Flu season, the many news and stories regarding the recent Ebola virus incidents in the West African regions, and how such cases are currently being handled and controlled by the United States and also other countries around the world, are causing some panic making residents search for urgent care near me.
The following basic tips about health were released for IT faculty, staff, and of course students with the aim of lessening the need of emergency or urgent care by prevention and knowing the early signs of sickness. This is crucial for Illinois Tech as the semester end is approaching and many students are preparing to travel, whether for vacation or they are going home to their hometowns.
Illinois Tech’s reminders involve the basics of flu and cold management. To avoid the need of visiting urgent care clinics, IT advises their faculty, staff, and also students to wash their hands as frequently as possible, it is also essential to stay hydrated, when coughing it is more advisable to cough at the elbow, and make sure not to expose anyone to any germs you might have.
The basic tips about health report that IT released also stated that it is imperative to contact the Student Health and Wellness Center and a personal physician if ever an individual is experiencing fever. It is also advisable to consider staying indoors or at home and follow the advice of health experts in order not to increase the chances of spreading any sickness and also for faster recovery.
It is advisable that if anyone has a fever, go to any urgent care clinic or any health care provider immediately. It is also essential to know whether a recent trip to Ebola-affected areas was made, and if there has been recent contact with any individual that traveled to the said region.
IT is ready to work hand in hand with public health agencies if ever an active Ebola case is identified on their campus. If that happens, the university will then inform the campus community and focus in protecting complete privacy of anyone involved. Illinois Tech hopes that the basic tips about health they released will help in avoiding the spread of not just Ebola, but any other sickness in the campus.
