<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><div><span class="gmail-im" style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px">Dear Faculty, Staff and Students, </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px">Please be advised that we are starting to see students with documented influenza (flu) and it has also struck the greater Plattsburgh community!</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><b>Signs and symptoms of the flu include sudden onset of:</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><b><br></b></p><ul type="disc" style="font-size:12.8px;margin-top:0in"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px">Fever of 100.4 or higher or feeling feverish/chills/body aches AND 1 or more of the following:</li><ul><li style="margin-left:15px">Cough</li><li style="margin-left:15px">Sore throat</li><li style="margin-left:15px">Headache</li><li style="margin-left:15px">Fatigue</li></ul></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><b>If you become ill with the flu:</b></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p></span><ul><span class="gmail-im" style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"><li style="margin-left:15px"><span style="font-size:12.8px"><b><span style="font-weight:400">If you have no underlying medical conditions (such as asthma, diabetes or heart disease), it is important to rest, keep hydrated and use medications (such as Tylenol and ibuprofen) as necessary to relieve symptoms.</span></b></span></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><font color="#ff0000"><span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:"times new roman""> </span></font><b><font color="#000000">Stay home until you are fever-free for 24 hours, without the use of fever-reducing medications.</font></b></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><font color="#000000">If you have an underlying medical condition, please cal<span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">l t</span>he Student Health and Counseling Center soon after symptoms begin</font>. </li></span><li style="margin-left:15px">For more in depth information on how to combat the flu, please visit our<font color="#000000"> <span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">website's p</span></font><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">a</span>tient Educational Handout (page 2): <a href="https://www.plattsburgh.edu/_documents/health-safety/management-of-respiratory-infection.pdf" target="_blank">Respiratory Infection and Flu</a> <br></li></ul><span class="gmail-im" style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.25in;font-size:12.8px"></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.25in;font-size:12.8px"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><b>What to do about missed classes:</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><b><br></b></p><ul type="disc" style="font-size:12.8px;margin-top:0in"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px">Students should communicate directly with professors by email or phone.<b></b></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:14.5667px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Faculty is asked to be as flexible as possible and work with students to ensure that they are not unduly harmed by their absences. Please take the time to explain to students that the college’s absence policy has not changed and that they are still responsible for missed work.</span><b></b></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:14.5667px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Take steps to prevent the flu:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><br></p></span><ul type="disc" style="font-size:12.8px;margin-top:0in"><span class="gmail-im" style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:14.5667px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze.</span></li></span><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.6667px"><b>Follow current campus masking guidelines</b><span style="background-color:rgb(243,243,243)">.</span></span></li><span class="gmail-im" style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:14.5667px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Maintain a distance of at least 6 feet from infected individuals.</span><b></b></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:14.5667px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Practice good hand hygiene by washing your hands with soap and water, especially after coughing or sneezing.  Alcohol-based hand cleansers are also effective.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:14.5667px;f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