Cold and Flu

Yes.

Although the influenza virus can spread from person to person on respiratory droplets in the air after coughs or sneezes, and in special environmental conditions it might be truly airborne, it isn't thought to be of significance in the airborne state with influenza. On the respiratory droplets it is heavier so it will fall to the floor or on surfaces rather than stay suspended in the air. For this reason, rain would really have no effect on it, except to maybe move the virus off of surfaces that people are likely to touch and pick the virus up on their hands if the rain is hard enough.

The best way to prevent a flu virus from spreading to you or others is to keep the virus particles washed off your hands by frequent and thorough hand washing and avoid touching things to pick more of them up. See the related questions below for the proper hand washing technique to remove germs. Avoid touching public surfaces like door knobs and telephones others use. If unable to avoid touching them, keep your hands away from your face and especially your eyes, nose, and mouth where they can enter your body. See the additional guidelines for avoiding the swine flu in the related questions below.

When you have a cold or flu your whole body is weakened. A large portion of your body's resources and energy are being used to focus on rebuilding your immune system and fighting off the ailment, so there is little left over to power your muscles, and so you will feel tired and sore, not just in the legs, but all over. I'm not doctor, but that's pretty much your answer.

Go fishing! The fish love gnats. Unfortunately, they are pesky little things. The best thing to do is get "bug zappers" and wear bug screen. There isn't much else you can do. There is just one other thing (after putting up a bug zapper) is to have a fan in the room blowing on medium. Bugs don't like a strong breeze. Good luck Marcy

I am not very sure. some say it is and some say that it isn't. it's on the fence. ask someone in the medical department of your local pharmacy or your doctor.

I wouldn't think so because of the drugs in it.

Look at the bottle, there should be a warning notice of times you shouldn't take it.

No. There is a very slight chance that someone might cough or sneeze and the respiratory droplets could fall onto someone's food or plate of food and if they immediately make contact with it, they may pick up some viral particles. But they do not grow in or reproduce in foods like actual microbes that are "foodborne".

Even if there would be contamination of the food from someone's respiratory droplets, if the food is then cooked, the influenza virus is destroyed by heat of 167-212°F (75-100°C).

The flu does cause aches and pains and can inflame joints, like the joints in your feet and ankles. This could be the source of the pain your daughter is having in her feet. However, it is not clear from just "painful feet" if that is the problem since it is not a common complaint with Swine Flu as you have worded it. If you know that your daughter has swine flu, then you may want to contact the diagnosing physician and ask about these symptoms to be sure there isn't some other cause of the pain. The symptoms of the flu can vary greatly from person to person, so she may have to actually see the health care professional for a definitive diagnosis of the foot pain, especially if the pain is severe and not like muscle or inflammed joint pain.

According to the CDC, it will not be a problem. In fact you could take the two shots at the same time. It is the A-H1N1/09 nasal spray that can't be taken at the same time as the seasonal nasal spray.

Cows are covered in feathers

Yes, it can keep your body busy on curing the sore throat instead of having to be doing other activities that use up energy and nutrients at the same time.

Medicine (prescription if your doctor thinks you need it which is sometimes based on whether your sore throat is due to a virus or bacteria), over the counter symptom relief medicines, along with rest/sleep and plenty of liquids does help.

One of the other things that will help is warm and mildly salted water gargles a few times a day. Most people think it is one of the best things for sore throat symptom relief. If you have never gargled before, ask an experienced adult to tell you how and to demonstrate.

Always read and follow the package directions on over the counter medicines and/or ask your pharmacist for information on the best product for your particular symptoms and how to use it. You will generally find pharmacists the most knowledgeable about these products among health care professionals, generous with information you can understand, and helpful. You may have to wait for a time that they can talk to you, but it is usually worth the wait. Go to the counter and ask to speak to one. Avoid times just before work in the morning (after 10 am is best), Avoid times around lunchtime between 11:30 am when people run out to pick up a prescription, and avoid the evening rush hour times for the shortest wait to talk to one. If you don't find the pharmacist very helpful, they may just be very busy or they may not be good with people and then you should go to a different drugstore.

No. Influenza is an infectious disease.

A hereditary disease is one you are born with because one or both of your parents carry the gene responsible for passing the disease on to their children. For instance, if you visited a friend who had cystic fibrosis and 'flu, you could catch the 'flu from him, but not the hereditary disease of cystic fibrosis.

Love flu is not really influenza (flu). It is something you feel when you like someone.

They call it a flu because a flu spreads and love happens to everyone.

Muscle pain in flu generally last for 3 to 5 days. Your physician will give you analgesics to relieve pain and fever.

Yes, that is a common symptom along with vomiting and diarrhea.

The swine flu symptoms are usually a group of symptoms and not just a single symptom like a runny nose. See the related links below for a link to the related question about the symptoms of swine flu (Novel H1N1) for a list of these symptoms.

There are quite a few things that can cause a runny nose; the most common is an allergic reaction. Some other causes are colds, environmental irritants and pollution, or sinus infection. If this persists, it may take a visit to your health care professional to determine just what is causing this to happen to you.

Just drink you moron!

Quat based hand sanitizers have been proven to effectively deactivate (kill) encapsulated influenza A viruses. Samples of the H1N1 strain have not yet been made available for testing by the commercial market, but the H1N1 virus is classified as an encapsulated virus which would have the same results as other encapsulated viruses. The patented quat based based product being rolled out to the U.S. market this summer called Germ Free 24 is proven to be effective against encapsulated viruses for up to 60 hours per application. this new product greatly increases the level of protection in comparison to alcohol based products that are effective for no more than 5-15 minutes per application.

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Yes, as in most Countries around the world. There are over 11,000 cases known in Vietnam of which 52 have died so far. (Information given 5/ 1 /2010)

Rest, drink plenty of clear fluids and get to a Dr if no improvement in 24-48 hours.

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At the beginning of a viral infection, like the cold and flu, you can be contagious while showing no symptoms at all for a day or even two. However, the rule of thumb is that after having a fever with the flu and then it subsides, once you have gone a full 24 hours after that without a fever (when taking no fever-reducing medicines), you are considered no longer contagious and can go back into public again.

the rash but not the sore stupid

The spherical virus particles have a diameter of 50 to 70 nm and are covered by a lipid membrane.

There are prominent "spikes" of 6 nm.

Inside the lipid envelope is a capsid of 40 nm in diameter.