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    If you have symptoms of flu and have concerns regarding managing your illness, please call the SHCS Advice Nurse at (530) 752-2349 for consultation rather than presenting in-person to the Student Health and Wellness Center. 

    In general, if you are not experiencing high fever, difficulty breathing, chest pain, persistent vomiting, severe diarrhea or instability related to dehydration, you will be advised to how you can manage symptoms with home care.

    Below is a self-screening questionnaire to help you determine what to do and when medical care may be necessary:

    Downloadable questionnaire (PDF)

    I have had a fever of 100°F or higher
    I have had symptoms of sore throat

    If you have any of the following symptoms, please seek medical care immediately:

    If you have significant concerns about your illness, please contact the SHS Advice Nurse at (530) 752-2349 during regular working hours. Otherwise, you may care for your illness with rest, plenty of fluids and follow-up as needed. If you develop a fever greater than or equal to 100°F and symptoms of sore throat or cough, please repeat this self-screening questionnaire.

    • Trouble breathing
    • Rash
    • Severe headache with blurred vision or vomiting
    • Mental changes e.g. confusion, not responding
    • Neck or back stiffness
    • Severe abdominal pain
    • Persistent vomiting/dehydration
    I have had one or more of the above symptoms

    Seek medical care immediately

    If you feel that this is a life-threatening emergency, please call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room. Otherwise, please come to SHS for care during our normal hours of operation or contact the SHS Advice Nurse at (530) 752-2349.

    After hours, seek care at the nearest emergency room. The emergency facility nearest to campus is Sutter Davis Hospital, 2000 Sutter Place, Covell Blvd. at Hwy. 113 - (530) 756-6440

    I have not had one or more of the above symptoms

    Seek medical care immediately

    I am pregnant

    Contact a medical provider

    Contact the SHS Advice Nurse at (530) 752-2349 during SHS business hours if you have any questions managing your illness. SHS staff are here to help you. Please feel free to visit our Health Topic about Influenza for helpful tips and more information.

    I am not pregnant

    Seek medical care immediately

    I have a chronic illness such as asthma, diabetes, liver disease, or a suppressed immune system.

    Contact a medical provider

    Contact the SHS Advice Nurse at (530) 752-2349 during SHS business hours if you have any questions managing your illness. SHS staff are here to help you. Please feel free to visit our Health Topic about Influenza for helpful tips and more information.

    I do not have a chronic illness

    Do you have any of the following symptoms?

    • Trouble drinking fluids
    • Fever lasting longer than 72 hours 
    • Sore throat increasing in pain after 3 days
    • Ear pain or discharge from ears 
    • Severe sinus pain
    • Wheezing
    • Chest pain
    • Painful urination
    • Abdominal pain
    I have one or more of the symptoms above

    Contact a medical provider

    Contact the SHS Advice Nurse at (530) 752-2349 during SHS business hours if you have any questions managing your illness. SHS staff are here to help you. Please feel free to visit our Health Topic about Influenza for helpful tips and more information.

    I do not have any of the above symptoms

    It is likely that your symptoms indicate influenza infection

    Most people with this infection recover within one week. According to information you have given, you are considered to be a low risk for complications from influenza and an antiviral medication is NOT needed. You may care for your illness with rest, plenty of fluids and acetaminophen or ibuprofen as needed to treat fever and achiness. You are potentially contagious to others; please stay home (and away from others as much as possible) for at least 24 hours after you no longer have a fever or signs of fever without the use of fever-reducing medicine.

    • If you are living in the residence halls, contact your RA.
    • If you are missing class work, notify your professors.
    • If your symptoms worsen or you have any concerns, please seek medical care or contact the SHS Advice Nurse at (530) 752-2349.
    I have had symptoms of a cough

    If you have any of the following symptoms, please seek medical care immediately:

    If you have significant concerns about your illness, please contact the SHS Advice Nurse at (530) 752-2349 during regular working hours. Otherwise, you may care for your illness with rest, plenty of fluids and follow-up as needed. If you develop a fever greater than or equal to 100°F and symptoms of sore throat or cough, please repeat this self-screening questionnaire.

    • Trouble breathing
    • Rash
    • Severe headache with blurred vision or vomiting
    • Mental changes e.g. confusion, not responding
    • Neck or back stiffness
    • Severe abdominal pain
    • Persistent vomiting/dehydration
    I have had one or more of the above symptoms

    Seek medical care immediately

    If you feel that this is a life-threatening emergency, please call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room. Otherwise, please come to SHS for care during our normal hours of operation or contact the SHS Advice Nurse at (530) 752-2349.

    After hours, seek care at the nearest emergency room. The emergency facility nearest to campus is Sutter Davis Hospital, 2000 Sutter Place, Covell Blvd. at Hwy. 113 - (530) 756-6440

    I have not had one or more of the above symptoms

    Seek medical care immediately

    I am pregnant

    Contact a medical provider

    Contact the SHS Advice Nurse at (530) 752-2349 during SHS business hours if you have any questions managing your illness. SHS staff are here to help you. Please feel free to visit our Health Topic about Influenza for helpful tips and more information.

    I am not pregnant

    Seek medical care immediately

    I have a chronic illness such as asthma, diabetes, liver disease, or a suppressed immune system.

    Contact a medical provider

    Contact the SHS Advice Nurse at (530) 752-2349 during SHS business hours if you have any questions managing your illness. SHS staff are here to help you. Please feel free to visit our Health Topic about Influenza for helpful tips and more information.

    I do not have a chronic illness

    Do you have any of the following symptoms?

    • Trouble drinking fluids
    • Fever lasting longer than 72 hours 
    • Sore throat increasing in pain after 3 days
    • Ear pain or discharge from ears 
    • Severe sinus pain
    • Wheezing
    • Chest pain
    • Painful urination
    • Abdominal pain
    I have one or more of the symptoms above

    Contact a medical provider

    Contact the SHS Advice Nurse at (530) 752-2349 during SHS business hours if you have any questions managing your illness. SHS staff are here to help you. Please feel free to visit our Health Topic about Influenza for helpful tips and more information.

    I do not have any of the above symptoms

    It is likely that your symptoms indicate influenza infection

    Most people with this infection recover within one week. According to information you have given, you are considered to be a low risk for complications from influenza and an antiviral medication is NOT needed. You may care for your illness with rest, plenty of fluids and acetaminophen or ibuprofen as needed to treat fever and achiness. You are potentially contagious to others; please stay home (and away from others as much as possible) for at least 24 hours after you no longer have a fever or signs of fever without the use of fever-reducing medicine.

    • If you are living in the residence halls, contact your RA.
    • If you are missing class work, notify your professors.
    • If your symptoms worsen or you have any concerns, please seek medical care or contact the SHS Advice Nurse at (530) 752-2349.
    I have had both symptoms

    If you have any of the following symptoms, please seek medical care immediately:

    If you have significant concerns about your illness, please contact the SHS Advice Nurse at (530) 752-2349 during regular working hours. Otherwise, you may care for your illness with rest, plenty of fluids and follow-up as needed. If you develop a fever greater than or equal to 100°F and symptoms of sore throat or cough, please repeat this self-screening questionnaire.

    • Trouble breathing
    • Rash
    • Severe headache with blurred vision or vomiting
    • Mental changes e.g. confusion, not responding
    • Neck or back stiffness
    • Severe abdominal pain
    • Persistent vomiting/dehydration
    I have had one or more of the above symptoms

    Seek medical care immediately

    If you feel that this is a life-threatening emergency, please call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room. Otherwise, please come to SHS for care during our normal hours of operation or contact the SHS Advice Nurse at (530) 752-2349.

    After hours, seek care at the nearest emergency room. The emergency facility nearest to campus is Sutter Davis Hospital, 2000 Sutter Place, Covell Blvd. at Hwy. 113 - (530) 756-6440

    I have not had one or more of the above symptoms

    Seek medical care immediately

    I am pregnant

    Contact a medical provider

    Contact the SHS Advice Nurse at (530) 752-2349 during SHS business hours if you have any questions managing your illness. SHS staff are here to help you. Please feel free to visit our Health Topic about Influenza for helpful tips and more information.

    I am not pregnant

    Seek medical care immediately

    I have a chronic illness such as asthma, diabetes, liver disease, or a suppressed immune system.

    Contact a medical provider

    Contact the SHS Advice Nurse at (530) 752-2349 during SHS business hours if you have any questions managing your illness. SHS staff are here to help you. Please feel free to visit our Health Topic about Influenza for helpful tips and more information.

    I do not have a chronic illness

    Do you have any of the following symptoms?

    • Trouble drinking fluids
    • Fever lasting longer than 72 hours 
    • Sore throat increasing in pain after 3 days
    • Ear pain or discharge from ears 
    • Severe sinus pain
    • Wheezing
    • Chest pain
    • Painful urination
    • Abdominal pain
    I have one or more of the symptoms above

    Contact a medical provider

    Contact the SHS Advice Nurse at (530) 752-2349 during SHS business hours if you have any questions managing your illness. SHS staff are here to help you. Please feel free to visit our Health Topic about Influenza for helpful tips and more information.

    I do not have any of the above symptoms

    It is likely that your symptoms indicate influenza infection

    Most people with this infection recover within one week. According to information you have given, you are considered to be a low risk for complications from influenza and an antiviral medication is NOT needed. You may care for your illness with rest, plenty of fluids and acetaminophen or ibuprofen as needed to treat fever and achiness. You are potentially contagious to others; please stay home (and away from others as much as possible) for at least 24 hours after you no longer have a fever or signs of fever without the use of fever-reducing medicine.

    • If you are living in the residence halls, contact your RA.
    • If you are missing class work, notify your professors.
    • If your symptoms worsen or you have any concerns, please seek medical care or contact the SHS Advice Nurse at (530) 752-2349.
    I have not had any of these symptoms

    Your illness is unlikely to be influenza but may be another virus.

    If you have significant concerns about your illness, please contact the SHS Advice Nurse at (530) 752-2349 during regular working hours. Otherwise, you may care for your illness with rest, plenty of fluids and follow-up as needed. If you develop a fever greater than or equal to 100°F and symptoms of sore throat or cough, please repeat this self-screening questionnaire.

    • If you are living in the residence halls, contact your RA.
    • If you are missing class work, notify your professors.
    I have had shaking chills or night sweats
    I have had symptoms of sore throat

    If you have any of the following symptoms, please seek medical care immediately:

    If you have significant concerns about your illness, please contact the SHS Advice Nurse at (530) 752-2349 during regular working hours. Otherwise, you may care for your illness with rest, plenty of fluids and follow-up as needed. If you develop a fever greater than or equal to 100°F and symptoms of sore throat or cough, please repeat this self-screening questionnaire.

    • Trouble breathing
    • Rash
    • Severe headache with blurred vision or vomiting
    • Mental changes e.g. confusion, not responding
    • Neck or back stiffness
    • Severe abdominal pain
    • Persistent vomiting/dehydration
    I have had one or more of the above symptoms

    Seek medical care immediately

    If you feel that this is a life-threatening emergency, please call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room. Otherwise, please come to SHS for care during our normal hours of operation or contact the SHS Advice Nurse at (530) 752-2349.

    After hours, seek care at the nearest emergency room. The emergency facility nearest to campus is Sutter Davis Hospital, 2000 Sutter Place, Covell Blvd. at Hwy. 113 - (530) 756-6440

    I have not had one or more of the above symptoms

    Seek medical care immediately

    I am pregnant

    Contact a medical provider

    Contact the SHS Advice Nurse at (530) 752-2349 during SHS business hours if you have any questions managing your illness. SHS staff are here to help you. Please feel free to visit our Health Topic about Influenza for helpful tips and more information.

    I am not pregnant

    Seek medical care immediately

    I have a chronic illness such as asthma, diabetes, liver disease, or a suppressed immune system.

    Contact a medical provider

    Contact the SHS Advice Nurse at (530) 752-2349 during SHS business hours if you have any questions managing your illness. SHS staff are here to help you. Please feel free to visit our Health Topic about Influenza for helpful tips and more information.

    I do not have a chronic illness

    Do you have any of the following symptoms?

    • Trouble drinking fluids
    • Fever lasting longer than 72 hours 
    • Sore throat increasing in pain after 3 days
    • Ear pain or discharge from ears 
    • Severe sinus pain
    • Wheezing
    • Chest pain
    • Painful urination
    • Abdominal pain
    I have one or more of the symptoms above

    Contact a medical provider

    Contact the SHS Advice Nurse at (530) 752-2349 during SHS business hours if you have any questions managing your illness. SHS staff are here to help you. Please feel free to visit our Health Topic about Influenza for helpful tips and more information.

    I do not have any of the above symptoms

    It is likely that your symptoms indicate influenza infection

    Most people with this infection recover within one week. According to information you have given, you are considered to be a low risk for complications from influenza and an antiviral medication is NOT needed. You may care for your illness with rest, plenty of fluids and acetaminophen or ibuprofen as needed to treat fever and achiness. You are potentially contagious to others; please stay home (and away from others as much as possible) for at least 24 hours after you no longer have a fever or signs of fever without the use of fever-reducing medicine.

    • If you are living in the residence halls, contact your RA.
    • If you are missing class work, notify your professors.
    • If your symptoms worsen or you have any concerns, please seek medical care or contact the SHS Advice Nurse at (530) 752-2349.
    I have had symptoms of a cough

    If you have any of the following symptoms, please seek medical care immediately:

    If you have significant concerns about your illness, please contact the SHS Advice Nurse at (530) 752-2349 during regular working hours. Otherwise, you may care for your illness with rest, plenty of fluids and follow-up as needed. If you develop a fever greater than or equal to 100°F and symptoms of sore throat or cough, please repeat this self-screening questionnaire.

    • Trouble breathing
    • Rash
    • Severe headache with blurred vision or vomiting
    • Mental changes e.g. confusion, not responding
    • Neck or back stiffness
    • Severe abdominal pain
    • Persistent vomiting/dehydration
    I have had one or more of the above symptoms

    Seek medical care immediately

    If you feel that this is a life-threatening emergency, please call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room. Otherwise, please come to SHS for care during our normal hours of operation or contact the SHS Advice Nurse at (530) 752-2349.

    After hours, seek care at the nearest emergency room. The emergency facility nearest to campus is Sutter Davis Hospital, 2000 Sutter Place, Covell Blvd. at Hwy. 113 - (530) 756-6440

    I have not had one or more of the above symptoms

    Seek medical care immediately

    I am pregnant

    Contact a medical provider

    Contact the SHS Advice Nurse at (530) 752-2349 during SHS business hours if you have any questions managing your illness. SHS staff are here to help you. Please feel free to visit our Health Topic about Influenza for helpful tips and more information.

    I am not pregnant

    Seek medical care immediately

    I have a chronic illness such as asthma, diabetes, liver disease, or a suppressed immune system.

    Contact a medical provider

    Contact the SHS Advice Nurse at (530) 752-2349 during SHS business hours if you have any questions managing your illness. SHS staff are here to help you. Please feel free to visit our Health Topic about Influenza for helpful tips and more information.

    I do not have a chronic illness

    Do you have any of the following symptoms?

    • Trouble drinking fluids
    • Fever lasting longer than 72 hours 
    • Sore throat increasing in pain after 3 days
    • Ear pain or discharge from ears 
    • Severe sinus pain
    • Wheezing
    • Chest pain
    • Painful urination
    • Abdominal pain
    I have one or more of the symptoms above

    Contact a medical provider

    Contact the SHS Advice Nurse at (530) 752-2349 during SHS business hours if you have any questions managing your illness. SHS staff are here to help you. Please feel free to visit our Health Topic about Influenza for helpful tips and more information.

    I do not have any of the above symptoms

    It is likely that your symptoms indicate influenza infection

    Most people with this infection recover within one week. According to information you have given, you are considered to be a low risk for complications from influenza and an antiviral medication is NOT needed. You may care for your illness with rest, plenty of fluids and acetaminophen or ibuprofen as needed to treat fever and achiness. You are potentially contagious to others; please stay home (and away from others as much as possible) for at least 24 hours after you no longer have a fever or signs of fever without the use of fever-reducing medicine.

    • If you are living in the residence halls, contact your RA.
    • If you are missing class work, notify your professors.
    • If your symptoms worsen or you have any concerns, please seek medical care or contact the SHS Advice Nurse at (530) 752-2349.
    I have had both symptoms

    If you have any of the following symptoms, please seek medical care immediately:

    If you have significant concerns about your illness, please contact the SHS Advice Nurse at (530) 752-2349 during regular working hours. Otherwise, you may care for your illness with rest, plenty of fluids and follow-up as needed. If you develop a fever greater than or equal to 100°F and symptoms of sore throat or cough, please repeat this self-screening questionnaire.

    • Trouble breathing
    • Rash
    • Severe headache with blurred vision or vomiting
    • Mental changes e.g. confusion, not responding
    • Neck or back stiffness
    • Severe abdominal pain
    • Persistent vomiting/dehydration
    I have had one or more of the above symptoms

    Seek medical care immediately

    If you feel that this is a life-threatening emergency, please call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room. Otherwise, please come to SHS for care during our normal hours of operation or contact the SHS Advice Nurse at (530) 752-2349.

    After hours, seek care at the nearest emergency room. The emergency facility nearest to campus is Sutter Davis Hospital, 2000 Sutter Place, Covell Blvd. at Hwy. 113 - (530) 756-6440

    I have not had one or more of the above symptoms

    Seek medical care immediately

    I am pregnant

    Contact a medical provider

    Contact the SHS Advice Nurse at (530) 752-2349 during SHS business hours if you have any questions managing your illness. SHS staff are here to help you. Please feel free to visit our Health Topic about Influenza for helpful tips and more information.

    I am not pregnant

    Seek medical care immediately

    I have a chronic illness such as asthma, diabetes, liver disease, or a suppressed immune system.

    Contact a medical provider

    Contact the SHS Advice Nurse at (530) 752-2349 during SHS business hours if you have any questions managing your illness. SHS staff are here to help you. Please feel free to visit our Health Topic about Influenza for helpful tips and more information.

    I do not have a chronic illness

    Do you have any of the following symptoms?

    • Trouble drinking fluids
    • Fever lasting longer than 72 hours 
    • Sore throat increasing in pain after 3 days
    • Ear pain or discharge from ears 
    • Severe sinus pain
    • Wheezing
    • Chest pain
    • Painful urination
    • Abdominal pain
    I have one or more of the symptoms above

    Contact a medical provider

    Contact the SHS Advice Nurse at (530) 752-2349 during SHS business hours if you have any questions managing your illness. SHS staff are here to help you. Please feel free to visit our Health Topic about Influenza for helpful tips and more information.

    I do not have any of the above symptoms

    It is likely that your symptoms indicate influenza infection

    Most people with this infection recover within one week. According to information you have given, you are considered to be a low risk for complications from influenza and an antiviral medication is NOT needed. You may care for your illness with rest, plenty of fluids and acetaminophen or ibuprofen as needed to treat fever and achiness. You are potentially contagious to others; please stay home (and away from others as much as possible) for at least 24 hours after you no longer have a fever or signs of fever without the use of fever-reducing medicine.

    • If you are living in the residence halls, contact your RA.
    • If you are missing class work, notify your professors.
    • If your symptoms worsen or you have any concerns, please seek medical care or contact the SHS Advice Nurse at (530) 752-2349.
    I have not had any of these symptoms

    Your illness is unlikely to be influenza but may be another virus.

    If you have significant concerns about your illness, please contact the SHS Advice Nurse at (530) 752-2349 during regular working hours. Otherwise, you may care for your illness with rest, plenty of fluids and follow-up as needed. If you develop a fever greater than or equal to 100°F and symptoms of sore throat or cough, please repeat this self-screening questionnaire.

    • If you are living in the residence halls, contact your RA.
    • If you are missing class work, notify your professors.
    I have had both symptoms
    I have had symptoms of sore throat

    If you have any of the following symptoms, please seek medical care immediately:

    If you have significant concerns about your illness, please contact the SHS Advice Nurse at (530) 752-2349 during regular working hours. Otherwise, you may care for your illness with rest, plenty of fluids and follow-up as needed. If you develop a fever greater than or equal to 100°F and symptoms of sore throat or cough, please repeat this self-screening questionnaire.

    • Trouble breathing
    • Rash
    • Severe headache with blurred vision or vomiting
    • Mental changes e.g. confusion, not responding
    • Neck or back stiffness
    • Severe abdominal pain
    • Persistent vomiting/dehydration
    I have had one or more of the above symptoms

    Seek medical care immediately

    If you feel that this is a life-threatening emergency, please call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room. Otherwise, please come to SHS for care during our normal hours of operation or contact the SHS Advice Nurse at (530) 752-2349.

    After hours, seek care at the nearest emergency room. The emergency facility nearest to campus is Sutter Davis Hospital, 2000 Sutter Place, Covell Blvd. at Hwy. 113 - (530) 756-6440

    I have not had one or more of the above symptoms

    Seek medical care immediately

    I am pregnant

    Contact a medical provider

    Contact the SHS Advice Nurse at (530) 752-2349 during SHS business hours if you have any questions managing your illness. SHS staff are here to help you. Please feel free to visit our Health Topic about Influenza for helpful tips and more information.

    I am not pregnant

    Seek medical care immediately

    I have a chronic illness such as asthma, diabetes, liver disease, or a suppressed immune system.

    Contact a medical provider

    Contact the SHS Advice Nurse at (530) 752-2349 during SHS business hours if you have any questions managing your illness. SHS staff are here to help you. Please feel free to visit our Health Topic about Influenza for helpful tips and more information.

    I do not have a chronic illness

    Do you have any of the following symptoms?

    • Trouble drinking fluids
    • Fever lasting longer than 72 hours 
    • Sore throat increasing in pain after 3 days
    • Ear pain or discharge from ears 
    • Severe sinus pain
    • Wheezing
    • Chest pain
    • Painful urination
    • Abdominal pain
    I have one or more of the symptoms above

    Contact a medical provider

    Contact the SHS Advice Nurse at (530) 752-2349 during SHS business hours if you have any questions managing your illness. SHS staff are here to help you. Please feel free to visit our Health Topic about Influenza for helpful tips and more information.

    I do not have any of the above symptoms

    It is likely that your symptoms indicate influenza infection

    Most people with this infection recover within one week. According to information you have given, you are considered to be a low risk for complications from influenza and an antiviral medication is NOT needed. You may care for your illness with rest, plenty of fluids and acetaminophen or ibuprofen as needed to treat fever and achiness. You are potentially contagious to others; please stay home (and away from others as much as possible) for at least 24 hours after you no longer have a fever or signs of fever without the use of fever-reducing medicine.

    • If you are living in the residence halls, contact your RA.
    • If you are missing class work, notify your professors.
    • If your symptoms worsen or you have any concerns, please seek medical care or contact the SHS Advice Nurse at (530) 752-2349.
    I have had symptoms of a cough

    If you have any of the following symptoms, please seek medical care immediately:

    If you have significant concerns about your illness, please contact the SHS Advice Nurse at (530) 752-2349 during regular working hours. Otherwise, you may care for your illness with rest, plenty of fluids and follow-up as needed. If you develop a fever greater than or equal to 100°F and symptoms of sore throat or cough, please repeat this self-screening questionnaire.

    • Trouble breathing
    • Rash
    • Severe headache with blurred vision or vomiting
    • Mental changes e.g. confusion, not responding
    • Neck or back stiffness
    • Severe abdominal pain
    • Persistent vomiting/dehydration
    I have had one or more of the above symptoms

    Seek medical care immediately

    If you feel that this is a life-threatening emergency, please call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room. Otherwise, please come to SHS for care during our normal hours of operation or contact the SHS Advice Nurse at (530) 752-2349.

    After hours, seek care at the nearest emergency room. The emergency facility nearest to campus is Sutter Davis Hospital, 2000 Sutter Place, Covell Blvd. at Hwy. 113 - (530) 756-6440

    I have not had one or more of the above symptoms

    Seek medical care immediately

    I am pregnant

    Contact a medical provider

    Contact the SHS Advice Nurse at (530) 752-2349 during SHS business hours if you have any questions managing your illness. SHS staff are here to help you. Please feel free to visit our Health Topic about Influenza for helpful tips and more information.

    I am not pregnant

    Seek medical care immediately

    I have a chronic illness such as asthma, diabetes, liver disease, or a suppressed immune system.

    Contact a medical provider

    Contact the SHS Advice Nurse at (530) 752-2349 during SHS business hours if you have any questions managing your illness. SHS staff are here to help you. Please feel free to visit our Health Topic about Influenza for helpful tips and more information.

    I do not have a chronic illness

    Do you have any of the following symptoms?

    • Trouble drinking fluids
    • Fever lasting longer than 72 hours 
    • Sore throat increasing in pain after 3 days
    • Ear pain or discharge from ears 
    • Severe sinus pain
    • Wheezing
    • Chest pain
    • Painful urination
    • Abdominal pain
    I have one or more of the symptoms above

    Contact a medical provider

    Contact the SHS Advice Nurse at (530) 752-2349 during SHS business hours if you have any questions managing your illness. SHS staff are here to help you. Please feel free to visit our Health Topic about Influenza for helpful tips and more information.

    I do not have any of the above symptoms

    It is likely that your symptoms indicate influenza infection

    Most people with this infection recover within one week. According to information you have given, you are considered to be a low risk for complications from influenza and an antiviral medication is NOT needed. You may care for your illness with rest, plenty of fluids and acetaminophen or ibuprofen as needed to treat fever and achiness. You are potentially contagious to others; please stay home (and away from others as much as possible) for at least 24 hours after you no longer have a fever or signs of fever without the use of fever-reducing medicine.

    • If you are living in the residence halls, contact your RA.
    • If you are missing class work, notify your professors.
    • If your symptoms worsen or you have any concerns, please seek medical care or contact the SHS Advice Nurse at (530) 752-2349.
    I have had both symptoms

    If you have any of the following symptoms, please seek medical care immediately:

    If you have significant concerns about your illness, please contact the SHS Advice Nurse at (530) 752-2349 during regular working hours. Otherwise, you may care for your illness with rest, plenty of fluids and follow-up as needed. If you develop a fever greater than or equal to 100°F and symptoms of sore throat or cough, please repeat this self-screening questionnaire.

    • Trouble breathing
    • Rash
    • Severe headache with blurred vision or vomiting
    • Mental changes e.g. confusion, not responding
    • Neck or back stiffness
    • Severe abdominal pain
    • Persistent vomiting/dehydration
    I have had one or more of the above symptoms

    Seek medical care immediately

    If you feel that this is a life-threatening emergency, please call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room. Otherwise, please come to SHS for care during our normal hours of operation or contact the SHS Advice Nurse at (530) 752-2349.

    After hours, seek care at the nearest emergency room. The emergency facility nearest to campus is Sutter Davis Hospital, 2000 Sutter Place, Covell Blvd. at Hwy. 113 - (530) 756-6440

    I have not had one or more of the above symptoms

    Seek medical care immediately

    I am pregnant

    Contact a medical provider

    Contact the SHS Advice Nurse at (530) 752-2349 during SHS business hours if you have any questions managing your illness. SHS staff are here to help you. Please feel free to visit our Health Topic about Influenza for helpful tips and more information.

    I am not pregnant

    Seek medical care immediately

    I have a chronic illness such as asthma, diabetes, liver disease, or a suppressed immune system.

    Contact a medical provider

    Contact the SHS Advice Nurse at (530) 752-2349 during SHS business hours if you have any questions managing your illness. SHS staff are here to help you. Please feel free to visit our Health Topic about Influenza for helpful tips and more information.

    I do not have a chronic illness

    Do you have any of the following symptoms?

    • Trouble drinking fluids
    • Fever lasting longer than 72 hours 
    • Sore throat increasing in pain after 3 days
    • Ear pain or discharge from ears 
    • Severe sinus pain
    • Wheezing
    • Chest pain
    • Painful urination
    • Abdominal pain
    I have one or more of the symptoms above

    Contact a medical provider

    Contact the SHS Advice Nurse at (530) 752-2349 during SHS business hours if you have any questions managing your illness. SHS staff are here to help you. Please feel free to visit our Health Topic about Influenza for helpful tips and more information.

    I do not have any of the above symptoms

    It is likely that your symptoms indicate influenza infection

    Most people with this infection recover within one week. According to information you have given, you are considered to be a low risk for complications from influenza and an antiviral medication is NOT needed. You may care for your illness with rest, plenty of fluids and acetaminophen or ibuprofen as needed to treat fever and achiness. You are potentially contagious to others; please stay home (and away from others as much as possible) for at least 24 hours after you no longer have a fever or signs of fever without the use of fever-reducing medicine.

    • If you are living in the residence halls, contact your RA.
    • If you are missing class work, notify your professors.
    • If your symptoms worsen or you have any concerns, please seek medical care or contact the SHS Advice Nurse at (530) 752-2349.
    I have not had any of these symptoms

    Your illness is unlikely to be influenza but may be another virus.

    If you have significant concerns about your illness, please contact the SHS Advice Nurse at (530) 752-2349 during regular working hours. Otherwise, you may care for your illness with rest, plenty of fluids and follow-up as needed. If you develop a fever greater than or equal to 100°F and symptoms of sore throat or cough, please repeat this self-screening questionnaire.

    • If you are living in the residence halls, contact your RA.
    • If you are missing class work, notify your professors.
    I have not had any of these symptoms

    Your illness is unlikely to be influenza but may be another virus.

    If you have significant concerns about your illness, please contact the SHS Advice Nurse at (530) 752-2349 during regular working hours. Otherwise, you may care for your illness with rest, plenty of fluids and follow-up as needed. If you develop a fever greater than or equal to 100°F and symptoms of sore throat or cough, please repeat this self-screening questionnaire.

    • If you are living in the residence halls, contact your RA.
    • If you are missing class work, notify your professors.

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    The mission of Student Health and Counseling Services is to enhance the physical and mental health of students in order to help them achieve academic success, personal development and lifelong wellness by providing an integrated program of quality, accessible, cost sensitive and confidential healthcare services, tailored to their unique and diverse needs and to assist the University community, through consultation and education, to develop a healthy campus environment consistent with UC Davis "Principles of Community".

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