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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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That sounds like you are describing classic flu symptoms and you should treat youself as if you have the flu. But...it could also be a REALLY bad cold. The only way to know for sure is to see your doctor or hospital for a test.
Is the influenza vaccine the same as the flu injection?
More or less. The flu and influenza mean the same thing. Flu is just a shortened version of the word. The flu vaccine is sometimes given by injection into a muscle. The flu injection, flu shot, flu vaccination, influenza injection, influenza shot and influenza vaccination are all talking about the same thing.
The only differentiating part is that when you say influenza vaccine, you may be referring to the vaccine that is given in the form of an intra-nasal mist or spray and not in the form of a shot. Both forms are available for flu vaccines.
The vaccine is the medicine in the flu shot (flu vaccination, or flu injection).
Flu = Influenza
Vaccine = Medicine in a vaccination
Vaccination = Introduction of infectious agent (vaccine) for immunity = Giving a dose of a vaccine (can be oral, injected, or nasal administration) for the purpose of immunization/prevention of infection
Immunization = Vaccination = Infection preventative
Immunity = Immunized = Not susceptible to
Shot = Injection
Vaccination methods = shots, mists, tines, scrapings, oral vaccines
H1N1 is a 'flu virus, the routes of infection include,
1) Airborne droplets produced from sneezes for example: being breathed in by yourself.
2) Touching a surface or person's hand where the viruses are alive and then placing these viruses in your mouth, eye, etc.
Can you get sick from an average sneeze?
Yes, sneezes are one of the most common ways the common cold and influenza are spread. Viruses are released with the sneeze riding on respiratory droplets that can then be breathed in by a by-stander or can land on surfaces out of the air where they can be touched and picked up on hands to be further spread.
When a person sneezes due to a sinus infection, which is often caused by bacteria, the same process of infection can occur with the different pathogen.
Just the normal flora ("germs") in your mouth, lungs, and sinuses can also be spread and can make some people sick, especially if they are very young, very old, have underlying medical problems or are immunocompromised. So just because a person's sneeze is due to an allergy and not infection, you might still get sick from it if you do not have a well-functioning immune system.
Are animals affected by the common cold?
Actually, only humans and chimpanzees can "catch" the common cold.
Have there been any new inventions for the Swine Flu?
There are none that have made it to market so far.
However, one very promising invention is a new medication that is currently in animal trials and may be ready for human use by the fall flu season in time to treat swine flu victims.
The drug is a new antiviral medicine but it works in a different way than the ones that are currently on the market. The current ones attack the virus at the outer shell, but viruses are so good at mutating, they can change the outer shell and make the medicines no longer effective. The new drug attacks viruses at the stem and it is not able to be changed and have the virus still able to replicate. So it may be a new very important invention to treat some of the worst types of influenza viruses and other viruses we have.
See the related question below for more information on the treatments for Swine Flu.
How many days do school kids miss from flu?
It depends how sick/contagious they are most of the time.
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Will everyone who comes in contact with H1N1 get the virus?
If you mean contact as in being in the room with a person who has it, maybe. If you mean contact as in, an infiltration of the virus into your body, then yes, as that is what embodies "infection".
How does eating popsicles help when you are sick?
If you have trouble eating solid foods, popsicles may be edible.
Why is swine flu vaccine administered through the nose?
There are now three different administration routes for flu vaccines: the "classic" shot/jab that goes into muscle tissue; the nasal mist that is sprayed into the nose; and a new intradermal vaccine (new in the 2012-2013 flu season), that is injected within the layers of the skin using a needle that is 90% smaller than the needle used in an IM (intramuscular) injection.
The spray is made to be absorbed by mucous tissue and, typically, the most accessible location of mucous tissue is the lining of the nose. See the related questions below for more information about the different flu vaccines and routes of vaccine administration.
Do linc safron max gel pens kill if a tiny amount go's on your tongue when you have a head cold?
With writing that terrible, it would be good if it did.
Is it safe for your toddler to go swimming after a flu shot?
Swimming in a chlorinated swimming pool would not be a problem. However, if it is a lake or untreated pool, I would wait at least 24 hours for the injection site to close before letting them go in the water to be safest.
Can a flu shot create a lipoma?
No, but you may feel a small lump in the area of the shot for a while after getting the shot due to the local inflammatory response that can result from vaccinations. This is a common and normal reaction and usually will be gone in 3 to 5 days. If it lasts longer, or becomes painful, swollen more, or gets red again after the initial slight red reaction to the vaccination, you should report this to your health care professional to ask if there is a need for an exam to be sure there was no local damage to the muscle or infection from the injection.
You might also try some warm wet compresses to increase the circulation in the area to help soothe and reduce inflammation. You can do this with a moist and very warm (but not hot to burn) hand towel or wash cloth left in place where the sore spot is for 15 - 20 minutes, reheating it as it cools off. Do this several times a day and it may help reduce the lump. Using the arm normallyalso helps these sore places from vaccinations go away faster.
Was the flu common long time ago?
Long time ago flu was not common. With population spread over the the distance, it was not easy for the virus to spread across the wide area. This is the gift of modernization which can spread the disease in less than 24 hours across the globe.
In Elizabethan times why was sneezing a superstion?
It was believed that when you open your mouth to sneeze, you give the devil a chance to enter your body and bring about spiritual harm. Saying "bless you" allegedly stops the devils from entering since they thought that no demon could stay in a place that a Christian has blessed.
Is it safe to fly with a fever?
You would be exposing everyone else and many people don't like that. Airlines tend to get a little unhappy with it as well. However, a fever is the body's state of adaptation for an infection, whether it be viral or bacterial. The body knows that the infecting agents cannot survive in an environment of elevated heat, so it begins to raise the body's temperature in an attempt to "burn the sickness out." This can be done on the ground, or at high altitudes, so it is safe to fly with a fever if you feel up to it. The below explaination is for those who don't understand the nature of sickness, and how others are affected by it. A common misnomer is that if you are sick with a fever, you are contagious with some kind of "bug" or "germ" because you "caught it." This is absolutely false. If this were the case, then every time a sick child would go to school, the entire class, without fail, would fall victim to the same unfortunate sickness. Once each child goes home, he then infects his entire household. On and on we go. You are sick because your body's immune system was not able to fully defend itself against that particular "germ" at THAT PARTICULAR TIME. The truth of the matter is that we are constantly exposed to the same "germs" day in and day out. The infectious agent that you are sick with now may be an infectious agent that you've been walking around with for the last three years. We become affected by these agents, when our immune system weakens its defenses to the extend that it can't overpower the agent's influence. If anyone on the airline is immuno-compromised, then they'll be more apt to get sick from ANY bacteria or virus that they come into contact with. This means they can get sick from a "bug" that they received from someone who was HEALTHY.
It gets caught in their fur then when they lay on the ground on rub another animal it transfers to them or the ground.
Which type of plan would be activated in response to employee absence during an influenza pandemic?
continuity plan
How many people died from the Swine Flu in South Africa?
41 people died from the swine flu in south Africa how'd it get there when it was started in Mexico its stretching across the whole globe
What are the chances of low WBC count with a sore throat?
That is very good question. Viral sore throats will give you low WBC count.
