Flu pandemic

Practical guide to everyday life

• Flu and the pandemic: what you need to know
  • Introduction
  • History of the flu and outlook
  • Definitions
  • Transmission
  • The first symptoms of pandemic flu
  • The government’s actions
  • Why do preparations need to be made for a pandemic?
• Essential hygiene rules
  • Introduction
  • Nose blowing, sneezing, spittle, coughs
  • Washing hands
  • Cleaning objects
  • Treatment of waste and rubbish
  • Avoiding physical contact
  • Wearing masks
• Daily life during a pandemic
  • At home
    • Hygiene at home
    • Food
    • Airing the home
    • Water, electricity, telephone, mail
    • Family life
    • Living alone or in an isolated situation
    • Receiving visitors in the home
    • Pets
    • Social security
    • Retirement homes and other residential establishments
  • Outside
    • Hygiene outside the home
    • In the street, parks and squares
    • Doing the shopping
    • Going to the post office or bank
    • Nurseries and schools
    • Community life
    • Sports, entertainment and leisure
    • Cafes and restaurants
    • Getting around
    • Tourism
    • Solidarity and voluntary work
  • At work
    • Continuity of economic activity and public services
    • Business continuity plan
    • Role of staff representatives
    • Should you carry on with your job?
    • Prevention at work
    • In offices
    • Meetings
    • What to do when you notice the first symptoms
    • Flexibility and changes in job roles
    • Remote working - case of telecommuting
    • Working abroad
    • Catering at work
• If you fall ill: self-care and protection
  • Call a doctor
  • Consultations and home visits
  • Vaccination against pandemic influenza
  • Antivirals and fluid repellent masks for sick people
  • Treating yourself at home
  • Children
  • Pregnant women
  • Isolated and ill
  • Hospitalisation
  • Flu and non-flu related diseases: treatment follow-up and adaptations
  • Pandemic flu, complications and recovery
  • In the event of death
  • French citizens who fall ill whilst abroad
  • Foreigners who fall ill whilst in France
• Advice for children
  • Pandemic, what’s that?
  • How do people catch the flu?
  • How do you protect yourself against the flu?
  • How do you know you’ve caught the flu?
  • What do you do when you are sick?
• Staying informed
  • Developments of pandemic risk
  • How do I know if the pandemic has started?