With all the headlines about the global H1N1 influenza (swine flu) pandemic, you might be worried about keeping your family safe. Right now, there's no evidence that H1N1 flu is any worse — or more dangerous — than the common seasonal flu. Learn all about protecting your family from the H1N1 flu and what to do if your child gets flu-like symptoms.

• H1N1 (Swine) Flu Center

All About Flu

• A Parent's Guide to H1N1 Influenza
• Does the Seasonal Flu Shot Protect Against H1N1 Flu?
• Q&A: H1N1 Influenza

Prevention

• A Parent's Guide to H1N1 Influenza
• Do Pregnant Women Need the H1N1 Influenza Vaccine?
• Does the Seasonal Flu Shot Protect Against H1N1 Flu?
• Frequently Asked Questions About Immunizations
• Immunization Schedule
• Is the Flu Vaccine a Good Idea for Your Family?
• Q&A: H1N1 Influenza
• Too Late for a Flu Shot?
• What Are Germs?
• Why Is Hand Washing So Important?
• Your Child's Immunizations

Treatment

• A Parent's Guide to H1N1 Influenza
• Caring for a Child With H1N1 Influenza
• Cough and Cold Medicine Abuse
• Dealing With Asthma Triggers
• Dehydration
• Fever and Taking Your Child's Temperature
• Headaches
• Infectious Diarrhea
• Influenza (Flu)
• Pneumonia
• The Danger of Antibiotic Overuse
• Tips for Treating the Flu
• Vomiting
• Your Child's Cough

Flu and Pregnancy

• Do Pregnant Women Need the H1N1 Influenza Vaccine?
• I May Have H1N1 Influenza. Can I Still Breastfeed My Baby?
• Q&A: H1N1 Influenza

Q&As

• Can Getting Immunizations Affect My Unborn Baby?
• Do Pregnant Women Need the H1N1 Influenza Vaccine?
• Does the Seasonal Flu Shot Protect Against H1N1 Flu?
• How Contagious Is Pneumonia?
• I May Have H1N1 Influenza. Can I Still Breastfeed My Baby?
• Q&A: H1N1 Influenza
• When Is an Illness Contagious?

En español

• Abuso de los medicamentos para la tos y el resfriado
• Consejos para el tratamiento de la gripe
• Cuidado de niños con gripe H1N1
• Cuándo los niños tienen dolor de cabeza
• Deshidratación
• Gripe
• Guía sobre la gripe H1N1 para padres
• Hacer frente a los desencadenantes del asma
• La diarrea infecciosa
• La fiebre y cómo tomar la temperatura de su hijo
• Medicamentos: cómo usarlos de manera segura
• Neumonía
• Preguntas frecuentes sobre las inmunizaciones
• Preguntas y respuestas: gripe H1N1
• Vómitos
• ¿Es la vacuna antigripal una buena idea para su familia?
• ¿Por qué es tan importante lavarse las manos?
• ¿Qué son los gérmenes?