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Coughs and sneezes
 

  Cough etiquette and respiratory hygiene
Poster addresses the issues of cough etiquette and respiratory hygiene.
Source: Australian Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research
 
  Cover your cough
Illustrates how to minimize disease transmission due to coughs and sneezing.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
 
  Cover your cough; clean your hands
Illustrates how to minimize disease transmission due to coughs and sneezing.
Source: Region of Waterloo Public Health
 
  FOCUS on the influenza pandemic
Introduces Quebec's provincial website for pandemic information and provides information on hand washing, respiratory hygiene and what to do when ill with influenza.
Source: Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux du Québec
 
  Possible pandemic - handwashing
Describes steps individuals can use to stay healthy during an influenza pandemic - hand washing, respiratory hygiene and etiquette, and vaccination against seasonal influenza.
Source: Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux du Québec
 
  Prepared and protected
Video presents information about how respiratory diseases are caused and spread, infection control strategies and the use of personal protective equipment.
Source: Australian Department of Health and Ageing
 
  Protect others...If you have a fever and cough, wear a mask.
Describes what causes respiratory tract infections and how they are spread. Discusses how to wear a mask and when and why it is important to do so. Outlines strategies to reduce the spread of infections.
Source: Agence de la santé et des services sociaux Montréal Québec
 
  Seasonal Flu: posters
Provides access to a series of posters covering topics such as hand hygiene, respiratory hygiene, influenza, restroom etiquette and the use of personal protective equipment.
Source: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
 
  Why don't we do it in our sleeves?
Video which uses humour to demonstrate coughing strategies which reduce transmission of disease.
Source: OtoRhinoLounsburgology Productions