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Cold and Flu

Questions and answers about the "Common Cold"; symptoms in the upper respiratory tract like sneezing, scratchy throat, and runny nose, but adults don't typically have fevers. Colds are usually caused by the rhinovirus (up to 40% of colds), or Coronaviruses (about 20%), but there are more than 200 viruses that can cause the common cold. Also questions about the seasonal flu, also called "regular flu", caused mostly by Type A and Type B Influenza viruses. Flu starts with similar symptoms as a cold only it hits faster and harder and usually includes fever in adults. Although the "stomach flu" is a common term, it is not a real diagnosis. The proper medical term for stomach flu is gastroenteritis (an intestinal disease, sometimes viral but also bacterial), it is often mistaken for influenza because the flu can sometimes include vomiting and diarrhea.

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What is pressure in ear and stuffy nose?

Pressure in the ear can be caused by a buildup of fluid or air pressure. In babies when they lie flat the underdeveloped Eustachian tubes do not drain properly and a buildup of fluid can cause an ear infection. In adults improper drainage is not as likely, but can still lead to infection. Air pressure usually builds when the barometric pressure changes quickly, such as an impending storm or air plane trip. Stuffy noses are often the result of irritated capillaries or small blood vessels in the nose. The irritation can come from anything from allergies to minor infections to a change in blood pressure. Inflammation can be lessoned by anti inflammatories like anything from cold air to acetaminophen to doctor prescribed cortisone, etc.

If you was a premature baby if you catch swine flu will you die?

If the premature baby in question is actually still a baby, then they will be at a greater risk. However, if this is referring to an adult that was born prematurely "back then", their immune system has had plenty of time to catch up. Unless they have other, non-related, immune complications, they should not have any increased risk.

What is Illness with body aches and no fever and?

it is sore arms sore leg cant walk hardley in very slow at doing thing sin one sythom is very tired in in pain okaii

Is another term for H1N1 Swine Flu vaccine Pneumococcal vaccine?

No, the "pneumonia vaccine" is to protect against several types of pneumonia that are common and will not protect against the A-H1N1/09 virus. See related questions below.

How does rock and rye work to cure a cold?

I use this in the winter. Here in Northwest Indiana it gets sooo cold and a shot of Rock and Rye with hot tea is great. You really sleep good also.

How often do HIV infected people get the flu?

It is hard to say how many people with HIV are infected with the flu every year. That statistic may not be being kept. HIV infection does make a person more susceptible to infections. There are many factors that play into flu infection, including hand washing and exposure to the public. These conditions vary greatly on an individual basis.

Does having the flu reduce you chances of getting it again?

This is a very good question. A family physician get exposed to all the strain of flu. So almost three times in a year, he suffers from flu. All are mild attacks. As there is partial cross immunity to the previous strain to which he is immunized, it is a warning to the physician that flu epidemic is expected. And the expectations almost never go wrong. But this no way confers immunity from mutations of flu virus or from swine flu. A physicician should have exhaust fan fitted to his office. So that whenever any patient of respiratary illnes comes to him, the droplets should go out. Otherwise continuous breathing and rebreathing will give him that infection for sure.

How do you know if a person have a cold?

Symptoms are mostly caused by the body's reaction to the cold virus, which triggers the release of chemicals that make the blood vessels leaky and send the mucous glands into overtime. As a result, the nasal passages become swollen and choked with secretions. Cold symptoms reach their peak after 36 to 72 hours and include: * Dry, scratchy sore throat (usually the first sign of a cold) * Runny nose and sneezing * Hoarse voice * Blocked, snuffly nose * Cough * Mild headache * Mild fever * Generally feeling unwell or muzzy headed
Symptoms should start to improve after three days and be gone after about seven days (but they may persist for up to two weeks). As many as one in four people with a cold doesn't develop any symptoms, possibly because their immune system doesn't react to the virus in the usual way. It's easy to confuse a cold with flu, but in general flu is more severe and produces a higher fever (above 38oC) and more generalised symptoms throughout the body such as aching muscles, lethargy, shivers, nausea and vomiting.

How long to stay isolated if you have Swine Flu?

If your doctor has tested you positive for swine flu, he should be able to tell you.



If you however suspect you have it, 3-5 days inside away from people until you are not contagious anymore. Same rule as when you have the normal flu.

Is flu and bad flu the same?

Yes, when people talk about having bad flu or a bad case of the flu, they just mean it is giving them worse symptoms than usual or than the last flu virus they caught.

Should flu shot be given with expired needle?

Any medicine or medical supply that has an expiration date that has been passed, should not be used. In this example, the needle may be unsafe due to loss of sterility over time.

Runny nose kinda yellowish clear 99.5 fever mild sore throat mild body aches what could this be?

sounds like an upper respiratory virus, i.e. cold. But always check with your doctor first if you have any questions or concerns.

How many people been infected by the west Nile virus in Asia?

lots of ways

1. someone who is infected could travel there

2. belive it or not bio-terrorism could result in outbreaks of several viruses

3. the river's water could end up in a local waterway

and tons of other ways. it's like how the Indians died because of settlers: forgein diseases.

How did all of the Swine Flu get destroyed?

Although the H1N1/09 Pandemic has been declared ended by the World Health Organization and we have entered the "Post Pandemic Phase", that doesn't mean that all of the swine flu is destroyed.

The pandemic did spread the virus to every country in the world, but there still are outbreaks in some areas as of October 2010. There are no more widespread pandemic proportions of the infection or epidemics but the outbreaks continue.

Because it is expected to continue to cause the swine flu again this season, it is important for everyone to get their flu shot now in the US. The flu vaccination for this 2010-2011 flu season will include the vaccine for H1N1/09, so if you haven't had your regular flu shot yet, now is the time to get it to protect you from getting H1N1/09 as well as the two other types of flu viruses included in this year's influenza vaccination.

What is in a flu jag?

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