The following article herein provide you with informations regarding what should someone do when he/she is having 
influenza. The article will describe about the recommended instructions to follow in order to help prevent the spread of influenza disease especially in association with recent H1N1 influenza A pandemic.
You will be taken into sections of influenza home isolation guideline to be used which stated that the sick person to be asked to stay at home until at least 24 hours after the symptoms of illness are completely gone, to contact a doctor, avoid close contact, cover the mouth and nose when sneezing or coughing, hand hygiene, clean the home, and the use of masks. Each is described in brief and clear explanations. Also, it instructs the close contacts of the sick person to self monitor themselves for the development of illness regarding home visits, hand hygiene, laundry, the using a facemask or N95 respirator.
Accordingly, you should wait your doctor to prescribe a medicine before taking any other medicine, and immediately seek medical care if symptoms worsen (you will be given informations about when to contact your doctor immediately based on worsening symptoms for both children and adults). Should household or other close contacts take medicine to prevent H1N1? Find the answer and complete descriptions of What Should We Do at Home When Having Influenza, in the H1N1 home isolation guideline here (source: nyc.gov).
