The UW-Madison, Wisconsin Department of Health Services, and several federal agencies have web sites with information about swine flu:

• UW-Madison: www.news.wisc.edu/flu
• DOA: pandemic.wisconsin.gov
• American Public Health Association: www.getreadyforflu.org/preparedness/influenza_main.htm
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: www.cdc.gov/swineflu/investigation.htm
• World Health Organization: www.who.int/csr/disease/swineflu/en/index.html).

The following advice is from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services:

It is important that everyone remain calm, use common sense and continue simple good health practices like washing your hands. Swine influenza viruses are not transmitted by food.

If you have flu-like symptoms, stay at home and contact your physician. Symptoms include:

• Fever greater than 100 degrees
• Body aches
• Coughing
• Sore throat
• Respiratory congestion
• And in some cases, diarrhea and vomiting