Flu season came early this year, and this year we have Swine Flu (H1N1) as well as the normal Seasonal Flu and other strains to worry about. Here are some websites to help you get news and information about different strains of influenza.

• Swine Flu Resources –News stories and background articles from Boston.com
• H1N1 (Swine) Flu Website — Information from the Massachusetts Department of Health and Human Services
• Flu: What You Can Do — The goal of this site from the Massachusetts Department of Health and Human Services is “to provide the public with information and tools to care for persons with influena at home, including during a flu pandemic.” Resources here include a 33 page printable guidebook called “Flu: What You Can Do, Caring for People at Home” available in several languages.
• WebMD Flu Guide — “Here you’ll find answers to all your flu questions along with a wealth of health resources to help you prevent flu. You’ll also learn how to treat flu symptoms if you or any of your family members get sick.”
• Flu.gov — “‘One stop’ for flu information featuring critical, current information on seasonal and H1N1 flu”
• 2009 H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu) — Information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Influenza: Evidence-based Information Portal — Resources from the Medical and Nursing editors of DynaMed, Nursing Reference Center and Patient Education Reference Center, courtesy of EBSCO Publishing. The Patient Information includes guides in several languages.