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- Guidelines on objective criteria to determine community spread(18.8 KB)
- "If there is 25 or more epidemiologically linked suspect cases of Pandemic Influenza A H1N1... - Guidelines for screening centres and isolation facilities in hospitals(235 KB) - Fundamental principles of isolation are (i) Standard precautions (ii) droplet precautions (iii) airborne precautions and (iv) contact precautions.
- Guidelines on categorization of Influenza A H1N1 cases during screening for home isolation, testing, treatment and hospitalization(10.8 KB) -
In order to prevent and contain outbreak of Influenza A H1N1 virus for screening, testing and isolation... - Guidelines on Contact tracing(103KB) - Following the pandemic of new Influenza A (H1N1) in various countries, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India has initiated screening of passengers coming from the affected countries.
- Clinical Management protocol and Infection Control Guidelines(358KB) -
Influenza like Illness caused by Influenza A (H1N1), a re-assorted influenza virus, was reported from Mexico on 18th March, 2009 and rapidly spread to neighboring United States and Canada. -
Guidelines on Home care(83.3KB)
- The present Pandemic Influenza A H1N1 is of moderate severity. Large number of cases are mild requiring only home isolation and symptomatic treatment.
- Guidelines on Chemoprophylaxis (25.6KB) - Chemoprophylaxis with oseltamivir either for short duration (10 days) or of long duration (42 days) protect the individual till such time he is on Chemoprophylaxis.
- Guidelines on use of triple layered mask and N-95 respirator for pandemic influenza H1N1(89.7 KB) -
Masks are personal protective devices which if used correctly would protect the user from contracting Influenza A H1N1 or for that matter, any other aerosol/droplet borne/air‐borne infection. - Guidelines for Diagnostic Laboratories(89.7 KB) - General Bio-safety measures: Gloves (latex), shoe cover, head cover, goggles, triple layered mask, mask with N-95 specification, front closed full length apron, puncture resistant autoclavable yellow coloured...
- Guidelines for Sample Collection and Handling of Human Clinical Samples for Laboratory Diagnosis of H1N1 Influenza(42.1 KB) - A suspected case of swine influenza A (H1N1) virus infection is defined as a person with acute febrile respiratory illness (fever ≥ 38° C) with onset.
- Guidelines for Schools, Colleges and Institutions(156 KB) - Schools are advised to avoid any large gathering of students during the course of the day in the school.