IMPORTANT NOTICE: DO YOU HAVE A FEVER OR COUGH? Contact your healthcare provider first to see if you need (19). 1. Stay away from urgent care, emergency rooms, or hospitals (20) you have mild influenza-like symptoms (fever, cough, sore throat, and stuffy nose). 2. Stay home and avoid contact with other people as much as possible to keep from spreading your illness to others. 3. Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or (21). 4. Wash your hands often with soap and water or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer. 5. Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. (Adapted from www.health.state.mn.us)