You can safely take Acetaminophen to control a fever. Each dose, one or two 500mg tablets, lasts about four hours,
and you can take a maximum of eight 500mg tablets in 24 hours.
You should take precautions to avoid passing on swine flu to anyone else in your family. The Public Health Agency of Canada makes the following recommendations:
• Wash your hands often and thoroughly in warm, soapy water or use hand sanitizer.
• Cough and sneeze in your arm, not your hand.