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## H1N1 Flu

### H1N1 Flu

            - CDC Response: A Year In Review                - Overview of a Pandemic                  - Background on Influenza
                - Tracking Influenza
                - Preparing for a Pandemic
                - Detection of the 2009 H1N1 Virus
                - Impact of 2009 H1N1
                - Accomplishments (1)
                - Accomplishments (2)
                - Accomplishments (3)
                - Conclusion 
            - General Info                - H1N1 Flu & You
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                - H1N1 More Serious for Some
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Content on this page was developed during the 2009-2010 H1N1 pandemic and *has not been updated*.
                  - The H1N1 virus that caused that pandemic is now a regular human flu virus and continues to circulate seasonally worldwide.
                  - The English language content on this website is being archived for  historic and reference purposes only .
                  - For current, updated information on seasonal flu, including information about H1N1, see the  CDC Seasonal Flu website .

# 2009 H1N1 and Seasonal Flu: Interim Guidance for Adults with Cardiovascular Disease* 

 January 26, 2010 3:00 PM ET

                              *This update provides new information  regarding vaccination guidelines for 2009 H1N1 flu and seasonal flu for persons  with chronic cardiovascular diseases.  

                            The 2009-2010  flu season is upon us and many people are likely to get ill with either the  usual seasonal flu or 2009 H1N1 flu.  People  with heart disease, cardiovascular disease, or who have had a stroke are at  increased risk of having medical complications of flu.  The information in this document is intended  to help this group prevent getting seasonal and 2009 H1N1 flu and provide  guidance if they develop flu-like symptoms.

### 2009 H1N1 Flu (Formerly Called “Swine Flu”) and Seasonal Flu: General Information

The information below is important for  people with cardiovascular disease.* 
                          - Maintain a 2-week  supply of your regular medications. 
                          - Do not stop  taking your regular medications without first consulting your health care  provider, especially if you get the flu or a respiratory infection. 
                          - People with heart  failure should be alert to changes in their breathing and should promptly  report changes to their health care provider. 
                          - It is especially  important to wash your hands often with soap and water and follow other everyday  hygienic actions to  prevent the  spread of germs  that cause respiratory illnesses like the  flu. 
                          - If you have  symptoms of the flu  (i.e., fever, cough, sore  throat, runny or stuffy nose, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue) and you have heart disease, stroke, or  cardiovascular disease, promptly contact your health care provider to see if  you need antiviral medication.  Influenza  antiviral medications can reduce the severity and duration of influenza illness  and can reduce the risk of influenza-related complications.  Information on antiviral medication  recommendations is available at " Updated Interim Recommendations for the Use of Antiviral Medications in the Treatment and Prevention of Influenza for the 2009-2010 Season ".

*Cardiovascular disease  includes but is not limited to heart failure, angina, peripheral vascular  disease, atrial fibrillation or other heart rhythm abnormalities, stroke, and  heart attack, and adults with congenital heart disease.

### Influenza Vaccine Guidance for Adults

If you have a history of heart disease, stroke, or other cardiovascular diseases, then you are at increased risk of serious flu-related complications and should be vaccinated with the seasonal flu shot as well as the 2009 H1N1 flu shot this season.  Supplies of the vaccine against 2009 H1N1 are ample, and CDC is now encouraging everyone to get vaccinated, including people 65 years and older.

### For More Information:

                          - For general  information on  2009 H1N1 flu
                          - For information  on  2009 H1N1 vaccine
                          - For information  on  seasonal flu
                          - Hand Washing Guide

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