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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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Why is there fluid and crusts in ear?
Fluid in the inner ear can be caused by allergies and sinus problems that cause the eustachian tube to swell and close and retain fluid. It can reduce hearing and cause pain too. Swelling in the nasal, head and ear sinuses is common. If swelling occurs in the ear sinuses or Eustachian tube, mucus or even pus can become trapped there, causing a feeling of swollen, clogged ears, plugged, sore, congested ears, poor hearing, or even a feeling of water sloshing deep in the head. This solution can be done at home and relieves Eustachian tube swelling so that the mucus can drain naturally. Crust in the ear is usually the outer ear, caused by ear wax, and that is the bodies natural way of cleaning the ear canal of foreign particles.
Absolutely! They touched on it a little on NBC's Parks and Recreation Season 02, Episode 12.
Flu like symptoms and sore nipples does that mean im pregnant?
When I got pregnant I had sore nipples but no flu like symptoms. Now I have the flu/cold and my nipples are sore (im not pregnant).
Is it healthy to jog during H1N1 season?
If you are afraid to get H1N1 avoid larger crowds and wash your hands. So far there's no H1N1 season, it's spreading still. So jogging isn't more dangerous then usual unless someone sneezes in your face and that can happen at the supermarket.
Is a diagnosis V code needed for a flu shot?
Whether it is needed or not depends upon why you are coding it. If for a provider claim, then most insurers will need that code on the claim if you are billing for the immunization, but that will be an insurer's requirement that varies.
The ICD-9-CM diagnosis code for Need for prophylactic vaccination against influenza is V04.81.
The ICD-9-CM procedure code for administration of the vaccine is 99.52, Prophylactic vaccination against influenza.
CPT 90658 is no longer valid for Medicare claims for vaccination, as of 1/1/11.
Medicare requires HCPCS code G0008 in place of the CPT code.
Plus, Medicare has developed five new HCPCS codes for government study of the flu vaccines by manufacturer brand name:
- Q2035 Afluria
- Q2036 Flulaval
- Q2037 Fluvirin
- Q2038 Fluzone
- Q2039 Not Otherwise Specified brand (NOS)
Yes, it's possible but it could also be some other problem and you should contact your doctor if it persists.
Got flu shot 2 weeks ago now I have the flu is it H1N1?
Without a test there is no way to know for sure. It can take a couple of weeks for full immunity to develop after a flu shot, so it could be that it is seasonal flu, too. The symptoms are the same and the treatment is the same. Just stay home and try not to pass it along. Contact your doctor if you have high fever, dizziness, confusion, rash, or trouble breathing (see related questions below for more information.)
What are the two strains of the virus that cause Swine Flu?
There is currently only one strain of influenza virus that causes pandemic Swine Flu. It is called A-H1N1/09. There have been previous strains of H1N1 that were similar, and some were even called Swine Flu, but they were different than that which causes the Swine Flu of the 2009 pandemic. See related questions below.
What are the effects of heat on the spread of flu?
If you are referring to the weather, influenza viruses tend to die out as the warmer weather arrives in spring and summer. Each year's flu season is in the cooler weather of the fall and winter. If you are talking about direct heat applied to the virus, then it is destroyed by temperatures of 167-212°F [75-100°C].
The flu causes your lungs to hardly take in air , so you have trouble breathing. I recommend you talk to your doctor.
What happens when you don't eat afor 2 days?
You will become weak, tired and faint. You probably wont be able to carry out your daily activities because you lack the energy to do so. Do not attempt this. If you do not eat for 6 days or so then you may die.
What is the long word used for calling the common cold by science?
Nasopharyngitis or rhinopharyngitis are scientific names for the cold. Some people just all it rhinovirus.
What can i do to Unclog ears after bad head cold?
Can a 2 month old baby get stomach flu?
A virus can be spread to anyone. But if your baby is vomiting or having diarrhea, a visit to the pediatrician is advised.
Can you swim if you have cough?
Depending on what kind of cough it is. If it is a deep cough i would advise against it.
Is sneezing a side effect of giving up smoking?
I was a smoke-free zone for just over a week when one nostril suddenly began to feel incredibly dry and then started running like a tap. When it wasn't running I was sneezing my head off (far more than I've ever sneezed with a common cold). It took about 2 days for things to settle down again and now I just have an annoying itch.
Can't wait to see what happens next!
Are blood products or fractions in the universal influenza vaccine?
There is not a universal influenza vaccine approved or marketed in the US yet, but scientists are working on one and getting close. It is highly unlikely that there will be human blood products or traces of them in a universal vaccine, just like there are none in the current flu vaccines. Currently there can be traces of egg/chicken protein that may have come from chicken blood components in flu vaccines, since the flu virus is cultivated in chicken eggs before ready for inclusion in the vaccines. The amount is negligible, and even some people with allergy to eggs can go ahead and get the vaccine due to the tiny traces it contains (with some precautions. See the related question below for more on that.)
What is the contagious period for flu?
The winter season usually brings an infestation of the stomach flu and many other sicknesses.
Where in Miami can you get the H1N1 flu shot?
You can go to a private clinic or check with your local county health department.
Usually, h1n1 flu vaccine is free of charge from county health department.
Tropical Flu is another name for Dengue Fever (pronounced DENG'- gay). It is caused by 4 different viruses, but none are actually influenza viruses, so it is a misnomer since it really isn't a flu. It is much more like malaria, and is also sometimes called Little Malaria. Although the symptoms and mosquito source of the infections are the same, malaria is not caused by viruses carried by the mosquitoes, but rather by the parasites: protists. Some other names for this disease are: 3 Day Fever, Dandy Fever, and Breakbone Fever (so called because the joint and muscle pain can sometimes contort the appearance of a limb making it seem broken). There is also an Ayurvedic name: Dandak Jwara.
Tropical Flu/Dengue Fever is caused by viruses that are carried by mosquitoes. The specific mosquitoes are of the Aedes genus and the most common carriers of Tropical Flu are the Aedes Aegypti species. Malaria is also caused by carrier mosquitoes, but the pathogen in malaria is a parasite called plasmodium, rather than viruses that mosquitoes carry that cause Dengue Fever. It is called Tropical Flu because, like malaria, it has been mostly found only in the tropical regions.
Most people recover after a miserable but relatively short bout of the viral disease and its symptoms. The symptoms include a sudden onset of flu-like symptoms including a very high fever (104 or higher), headaches, body and muscle and joint aches, vomiting, weakness, and an initial flat red rash. Later, the rash may turn more like measles rashes. Symptoms usually persist for about a week, but they are very bad and the patients are very uncomfortable. Although short-lived, it can trigger a fatal secondary hemorrhagic syndrome called Southeast Asia Hemorrhagic Fever or Hemorrhagic Dengue Fever which manifests with sudden bleeding, like nosebleeds, bleeding from the eyes, blood in stools, and vomiting blood which can be a fatal secondary condition.
Dengue Fever/Tropical Flu is found in the tropical regions of the world where the mosquitoes that carry the pathogen live. There is no treatment other than symptomatic treatments like are used for colds and flu. There are no vaccines. Once you have had the disease, you can achieve immunity to the specific Dengue virus that you were infected with, however, you will still be vulnerable to the other three causative viruses. The only other protection against this infectious disease is control of mosquitoes: netting around sleeping areas, DEET and other repellents, removal of standing mosquito-breeding waters, etc. Unlike malaria, however, the viruses causing Tropical Flu and the mosquitoes carrying them are usually found in tropical urban areas rather than the deep jungle areas where malaria has been most common.
It is beginning to spread rapidly outside of the tropics and some speculate that the new spreading is due to global warming and increased breeding areas caused by the warming that allows for wider habitat and spread of the carrier mosquitoes. It was originally found in Southeast Asia, but now is beginning to spread to the rest of Asia, Africa, and even South America. The US is no longer free of this disease, it has been found in parts of South Florida, the US Virgin Islands, Samoa and Guam. It is endemic to Puerto Rico and they had an epidemic in 2010 which was the largest outbreak in Puerto Rico history with over 21,000 cases.
The US Centers for disease control and prevention (CDC) has estimated that a full one third of the world population is now at risk for spread of Dengue Fever/Tropical Flu and they have estimated around 100 million cases per year world wide.
There is more being done now to educate and provide protection with netting and repellents, etc., to those in need in areas where these mosquitoes breed and malaria and other mosquito-borne diseases rapidly spread. Prominent philanthropists Bill and Melisa Gates have a Foundation working to rid the world of these mosquito-borne diseases. According to the CDC, in 2010, there were an estimated 216 million cases of malaria worldwide and deaths of 655,000 people, most (91%) in the African Region.
It is anticipated by many epidemiologists and infectious disease specialists that climate warming will continue to allow for increases of the regions where these tropical diseases had until now been confined.
