Flu Facts
What virus causes the flu?
What is Influenza virus?
True or False: You can get the flu from the flu shot?
What is False?
How long should you wash your hands?
What is 20 seconds?
Name one way to prevent the flu besides washing your hands.
What is vaccination, covering coughs, staying home when sick, etc?
Your friend asks for a sip of your drink but they are coughing. What do you do?
Politely say no. Share kindness, not germs!
True or False: The flu is the same thing as a cold?
True or False: Only older people get the flu?
What is False? Anyone can get the flu.
Name one time when you should wash your hands.
What is before eating, after bathroom, after coughing, after sports, etc.?
What should you do when you cough or sneeze if you don't have a tissue?
What is cough/sneeze into your elbow?
What is tell an adult and go home?
Name one common flu symptom.
What is fever chills, sore throat, cough, body aches, fatigue, etc.?
True or False: The flu only spreads if someone sneezes on you?
What removes germs better: soap + water OR hand sanitizer?
What is soap + water?
How far can flu droplets travel?
What is about 6 feet?
A teammate is sick but still comes to practice. What is the safest thing to do?
What is keep distance, avoid sharing items/water, encourage them to rest?
How long should someone stay home after having a fever?
What is at least 24 hours fever-free without medicine?
True or False: You don't need to wash hands if you use hand sanitizer?
What is False? Sanitizer does not remove everything.
What is the germiest part of your hand that people forget to wash?
What is thumbs or under fingernails?
Why is sleep important for preventing illness?
What is rest strengthens the immune system?
You washed your hands, but the bathroom door handle looks dirty. What should you do next?
What is use a paper towel to open the door?
Why can the flu be dangerous?
What is it can cause serious complications? EX: pneumonia, hospitalizations, especially in young kids or people with health issues.
True or False: Healthy people don't need flu vaccines?
What is one reason washing hands after using your phone is important?
What is phone collect germs from surfaces, faces, and hands, making them high-germ objects?
Why is it important to avoid touching your face?
What is germs can get into your eyes, nose, and mouth?
Your sibling is sick at home. Name two ways you can avoid catching it.
What is wash hands often, don't share items, clean commonly touched surfaces, keep distance?