Apply the following tips when providing care to a household member who is sick with influenza to protect yourself and others who are not sick:

• Keep the sick person away from other people as much as possible.
• Keep the sick person in a room separate from the common areas of the house. (For example, a spare bedroom with its own bathroom, if that’s possible.) Keep the sickroom door closed.
• Unless necessary for medical care, persons with the flu should not leave the home during the potential contagious period
• Remind the sick person to cover their coughs, and clean their hands with soap and water or an alcohol-based hand rub often, especially after coughing and/or sneezing.
• If persons with the flu need to leave the home (for example, for medical care), they should cover their nose and mouth when coughing or sneezing and wear a loose-fitting facemask if available.
• Have the sick person wear a facemask if they need to be in a common area of the house near other persons.
• If possible, sick persons should use a separate bathroom. This bathroom should be cleaned daily with household disinfectant
• Have everyone in the household clean their hands often, using soap and water or an alcohol-based hand rub
• Ask your healthcare provider if household contacts of the sick person—particularly those contacts who may have chronic health conditions—should take antiviral medications such as oseltamivir or zanamivir