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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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Could be the "crud" that is going around. If it gets worse, check in with your doctor for some help in getting well. Meanwhile, resting and staying home from work or school will help you recover. In addition, you won't spread this to others.
It has nothing to do with other people's condescending beliefs in mythical characters. The reason so many people are becoming apathetic can be found in:
how this most recent adult generation was raised,
reality TV
impersonal conveniences
internet culture
divisive politics
The bulk of the new crop of adults were raised with diminishing the importance of winner/loser, negotiating behavior and "time outs". The parents who raised them listened to experts who were everywhere in the 90s telling them to do it. Even children's games were altered to diminish the importance of winning so as not to make the losing team not feel bad. "What's the point?" and "No consequences" is what these kids learned. In rowdy times when kids would act up as kids do, parents began negotiating with them instead of laying down the law. Suddenly one would find themselves in a grocery store with other people's children running amok and the parent didn't seem to care, take time to scold the kids or anything--and now these children are adults who don't know consequences. They didn't see their friends have many consequences either. Parents became enamored with the idea that having children didn't have to mean they had to lose themselves, which is just fancy talk for self-interested. Now parents have an inflated sense of their family's importance as they move about in society: family car stickers, "My kid is an honor student..."/"My kid beat up your honor student", teachers who can do no right, parents angry that schools request participation, "Hey! This may be a grocery store, but how dare you tell my children to behave!" Etc.
Prime the scene with some reality TV, a smorgasbord of Self-Interest How-To. When reality TV first started, it came out with a huge following with immediate faux celebrities, water-cooler talk and ruthless game play. Though reality television is now a niche with particular followers, the damage was done.
Time the above with the convergence with a sudden mass usage of impersonal conveniences. The young people (raised to think "I am a winner without even trying"), the self-interested parents, reality ME! ME! ME!, and the unknown for how mass conveniences will play out on the future, people have become increasingly less inclined to care about anyone but themselves. Cell phones that text, organize, surf the net, navigate the roads, answer inane questions--people are wrapped up with their little personal assistant devices. Even talking to someone you know is not by voice anymore. Standing in a room full of people is not incentive enough to have basic manners since there is something more interested going on in a tiny little bit of plastic at arm's length.
"Fake it till you make it" and "Look out for number one" and "In it to win it!" are unspoken rules to live by for many people. Go to any grocery store or mega hardware store and notice all the shopping carts left in the middle of parking spots just a dozen feet away from a cart corral: "Meh, it's not my job." It used to be that if a stop sign or light was not up to standards, you'd go to City Hall and pitch in as is a citizen's responsibility to enact change. Now, it's "not my job" and "I don't want to look like I care."
Finally, internet culture. When people first took to the internet, they were online with their natural personalities. However, there were those who have a natural tendency to bully and cause trouble for others. People had to grow thick skins, which can be a good thing but it has jaded and desensitized the masses of people. It has carried over into daily life. Showing you care about anything enough to get fired up garners reactions such as, "Don't let it bother you." or "It's not worth being upset about." And this subtext of defeat often works. "I don't want to look weak, so I will show I don't care." However, one often has to first be bothered in order to notice a need for improvement. Remember the City Hall example above. No bother is shown, no improvements are made.
Lump all the above in with the new culture of bully politics and hyper-religiosity you have a society full of apathetic people.
There is an easy way to test for modern apathy: For instance, it used to be slower traffic kept to the right, passing on the left, with the occasional self-absorbed person hogging it up making everyone frustrated. Now most people are spread out on the road blocking the entire way, every day, talking on the cell, texting or more worried about what is occurring inside the vehicle rather than the dangerous traffic all around.
The test: If you agree--no matter what your driving style is--you are likely not apathetic. If you disagree or are instantly inclined to call names or insist anyone who wants to pass (even safely!) must be a jerk who wants to control everyone (despite the road hogs actually holding dangerous control), then you are apathetic.
Another test (which really only tests for probable non-apathy): If at any point you thought, "TL;DR" you are apathetic.
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There are also other reasons people can be apathetic and here are some:
- Depression (it can be genetic)
- A disease
- Virus
- Many medications can make a person very apathetic.
Some people also mix up apathy with simply been very worn out from being over-worked, shift work, personal problems, losing a loved one. Faith certainly does help one get through these things, but the reality of it is that it's always a good idea to see your doctor to find out if the thyroid is working well; a blood work-up, etc., and to seek counseling if one feels depressed.
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Why do so so many people insist that God is who they choose him to be, with laws that they choose for him to make? This answer is the same answer to your question. People are self consumed with a desire to answer to no one higher, not even their very creator, so they just don't care about anything unless it can make them look good or make them feel good about themselves, Not, I repeat NOT because Jesus says it is good and right in God's eyes. So, When all of the self options are no longer attractive, People are apathetic, they just don't care.
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Simple. They are too self-absorbed. They need to look at the big picture and realize they are just one little ant in a giant antbed.
Does cooking food for one hour kill germs?
Yes, cooking kills germs, and usually in much less than an hour, too.
Is it ok to have a colonoscopy with a head cold?
It is usually best to wait until you are well for any procedure. Inform the doctor who is scheduling your procedure of the cold and they can decide, based on your symptoms and the date of the procedure, if you should have the procedure rescheduled.
How is eucalyptus good for flu?
I'm reading here in wikipedia that eucalyptol helps clear chest congestion and nasal blockages. I'm trying it right now and it seems to be working; I've put a few drops in boiling water and the vapours seem to be clearing my throat. I've tried just about everything else so I hope this'll do the job. I noticed I didn't get a horrible reaction to it the way I did with the oil of oregano, garlic, and onions- maybe this is a good sign. Note that too much over too long a period may cause liver issues, I've read.
How high of a fever is too high for a two year old?
Under the following circumstances a toddler with a fever requires immediate medical attention:
* A fever over 105o rectally, 103o armpit, 104o orally; * A conculsion (body stiffens, eyes roll, limbs flail); * Inconsolable crying, or whimping, nonresponsive or limp; * Purple or blue spots anywhere on the skin (cyanosis); * Difficulty breathing after you've cleared the nasal passages; * Neck seems stiff and resists having head pulled forward toward chest; * Onset of fever follows a period of exposure to an external heat source such as the hot sun or closed interior of a car in hot weather; * Suddent increase in temperature if overdressed * The doctor told you to call if he ever experiences a fever; * You have that gut feeling something is very wrong. Behavior is a better gauge of how sick your toddler is. He can be seriously ill but have no fever at all, or have a high fever with a mild cold.
Under the following guidelines, medical attention should be sought as soon as practical (call the doctor's office in the morning or stop by if allowable):
* The fever is over 102.6o rectally, 100.6o armpit or 101.6o orally; * He has history of a chronic illness such as heart, kidney, or neurological disease; * Febrile convulsions or have had them in the past with fever; * Exhibiting signs of dehydration; * Excessive crankiness, lethargic, unable to sleep, sensitive to light, crying more, not eating, pulling at ears; * A low-grade fever for a couple of days that suddenly spikes; * Fever doesn't drop with fever-reducing medication; * A low-grade fever with mild cold or flue symptoms lasting for more than 3 days; * Fever lasts longer than 24 hours when there are no other detectable signs of illness.
How do antibiotics respond to your body?
Antibiotics respond to infection in your body by going directly to the site of infection and killing the harmful bacteria that are present. Penicillin is one of the most popular types of antibiotic.
You had a cold for three weeks then i started to spitting out blood only when you caugh hard?
The reason that you are coughing out blood when you cough hard is because when you cough hard, you damge the veins in your lungs which release blood, and as the blood needs to gos somewhere it goes out your mouth when you cough. I suggest not coughing so hard if you can or taking antibiotics or peniccilin to help relieve your cold.
What happens if you sneeze 3 times and then rub your nose?
If you do this and rub your nose with a finger or bare hand you might be spreading your germs and making other people sick. If you have a virus, such as Novel H1N1, then your hand would be contaminated, and if not immediately washed, able to spread the virus to others. When you do not cover your nose and mouth when you sneeze, then you can also spread a virus to other people through droplets in the air, not just from the hand you wiped your nose with.
We must all be responsible and if we have any sneezing, coughing, or other symptoms of the Novel H1N1 2009 Swine Flu (or any other virus) we should not go out into public where we can spread the virus to others.
Keep your hands washed well, cover your mouth and nose if you cough or sneeze and avoid any close contact with other people.
(see related questions for more information about symptoms).
On the lighter side:
Some people say if you do this (sneeze three times and then rub your nose) during the full moon on a boat in the Bay of Pigs or on Pork Chop Hill (there may be other locations that work, too), you will fall in love with the very next person who oinks at you across a crowded room.
Was it safe to travel to Melbourne during the 2009 swine flu pandemic?
Australia was one of the five countries to which people were advised not to travel in the early stages of the pandemic. Those restrictions were lifted when other travel safety measures were put in place to screen passengers for symptoms as they went through check points in the airports.
People who'd become ill might've been treated with aspirin or cinnamon in warm milk. Oxygen was used for those with decreased blood-oxygen levels.
There was a lot of emphasis on prevention. Public gatherings had restrictions, people were encouraged to wear masks, and many doctors advocated that "people who might have come into contact with Flu germs to disinfect their upper respiratory system by gargling and sniffing unpleasant mixtures such as warm water mixed with weak carbolic acid and quinine, or boric acid and sodium bicarbonate."
There wasn't much else done for treatment.
I'm don't eat pork so I am immune from the pig flu right?
No, you are not immune to swine flu. Swine flu is transmitted in the same way as regular flu - coughing, sneezing, touching, etc., not through eating pork.
How many days til you feel back 2 normal when you have swine flu?
4 or 5 days starting from the day you start taking the medicine.
Can you get demoted for calling in sick with the swine flu or H1N1?
Not if it's true. Be prepared to produce proof, though. A physician's note, for instance.
Should you get the flu shot first or the Swine Flu shot?
In the US in the 2010-2011 flu season: The seasonal flu shot will include the vaccine for H1N1/09, so you won't need a separate shot for the swine flu this year, and you will get all the protection in one vaccination.
In the 2009-2010 flu season:
It doesn't matter which shot you get first, as far as being protected from both the seasonal flu and the swine flu is concerned, as long as you do get both types of vaccinations. The two vaccines can not be mixed in one shot. You can take both shots on the same day. As of the end of October, 2009 in the US, there is plenty of seasonal flu vaccine available, while the swine flu vaccine is still being reserved for those at highest risk until the production of the vaccine catches up with the demand. You should not wait to get the seasonal flu vaccine until the swine flu vaccine is available to your risk group in your location for best protection against the seasonal flu. Go ahead and get the seasonal flu shot as soon as you can, and then get the H1N1 (swine flu) shot as soon as it is available to you, too.
The nasal mist vaccinations for the two types of flu can not be given at the same time. Live 2009 H1N1 vaccine (the type used in the nasal sprays) can be administered at the same visit as any other live or inactivated vaccine EXCEPT seasonal live attenuated influenza vaccine.
Can you get sick right after getting over a cold?
yes you can I have been sick with different things for almost 2 months :D
What president flew a kite to make energy?
Ben Franklin flew a kite to prove that metal conducted electricity, but he wasn't a president.
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That metals conduct was already known. He showed that a thundercloud is electrically charged.
Why would they name it swine flu if its not named after pigs Can you catch it from a pig?
It is named after pigs. It originated in pigs and the virus mutated and formed a new strain that is infectious among humans.
How many peoples get the flu every year?
In normal years (without pandemics) the US has approximately 30 million cases of the flu each year and approximately 36,000 deaths.
Worldwide the estimates for annual flu infections is between 340,000,000 to one billion. Of those, death is the result in 250,000 to 500,000 cases.
How do you stop your nose running in class?
Blowing or wiping usually helps, spicy foods will clear it away quick. If it's persistent on more than a normal occasion you may want to seek medical help.
Is it ok to take flu medicine during menstruation?
Yes, OTC flu medicine would not be contraindicated during menses. If you have additional questions, speak to the pharmacist at your pharmacy about specific products available for your symptoms. Consultation with customers is a part of their service.
