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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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lie down and kick your legs (no joke) lie down and kick your legs (no joke)
How do you know you are over the flu when you still have a head cold?
Ther main thing is you don't have muscle aches anymore.
Can you get sick going to sleep under a ceiling fan or with the air on with wet hair?
no you can not its a myth that going outside with wet hair/having wet hair and sleeping under a ceiling fan etc can make you ill.
airborne precautions
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What are the arguments both pro and con of another flu pandemic occurring?
Pro: natural means of population control,
Cons: Many people will die , always a chance a cure won't be found .
Why do I still have a stuffy/runny nose even after I was sick?
This might lead to a cold, you still might be sick, that is your evidence.
Emily Haverty.
Why does transmission and severity of swine flu vary so much between countries?
One of the main reasons some countries have more of a problem with certain infectious diseases than others is the overall health of the population. Those with undernourished and frail populace will have much more severity of cases, more cases, and more deaths. This is especially true in the undeveloped nations ("Third World Countries") where health care is less available and where there is a lack of water and other necessary tools for good hygiene. These same countries also typically have a high incidence of HIV/AIDS which leaves the population at much higher risk as do other underlying medical conditions. In the US the native American people and those in the lower socio-economic groups will similarly have more problems for those same reasons. The more crowded countries also will have higher incidence of contagious diseases simply because of the close proximity of person to person in every day life which facilitates the spread of the contagious disease. In poorer countries, the people do not have an option to stay at home when ill, they must go out to work and to find food to eat, this will cause more people to be among groups of others who can pass the disease from human to human while in public.
Yes, parotitis is highly contagious. This disease can be contagious for up to 4 days after the person starts showing symptoms.
Are H1N1 09 Swine Flu vaccines being recalled and why?
Yes. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the non-safety recall on December 15, 2009. They determined that the vaccine in a particular lot of pre-filled syringes did not meet the range of potency (strength) that was specified by the FDA and the division of Merck and Company, Inc. for use in the US.
Merck, whose division, Sanofi Pasteur, produced the vaccine, has confirmed that the recall affects 1.2 million doses. The CDC has indicated that only approximately 800,000 of those doses had been distributed. Sanofi Pasteur of Sanofi-Aventis SA, is based in Paris.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) this non-safety issue has prompted the recall of A-H1N1/09 pandemic swine flu vaccine that was prepared in single dose syringes for children under age three. These reports indicate that there is no safety issue and those who have already had the vaccination using these particular lots of vaccine do not need to have additional vaccine administered since the strength level is only slightly below what was specified in the original approval by FDA.
In the manufacture of most medicines and vaccines, the recommended dose is based on a specified strength range that will be effective for the general population. Because a larger person may need slightly more and a smaller person slightly less, the exact measure of the recommended dose is adjusted based on clinical trials. These trials are used to determine the parameters of the dosage that can be effective for larger sized people, but still safe and not too much for the smaller sized people. In some types of medicines this dose must be more exact and then it is often based on the size of person, such as doses specified as so many milligrams or units per kilogram of weight.
The doses of vaccines do not need to be as specific. But when the FDA has approved and expected delivery of a specific dose that will be safe and effective for the general population, instead of one which needs to be more finely adjusted by individual measurements, they will require the recall and expect the company to provide the drug exactly as stated in the approval documents.
This is an indication that the ongoing monitoring of the H1N1/09 vaccine by the FDA is being carried out well and that the watch is especially close. The recall is a reassuring indicator about the monitoring process to medical professionals .
Only certain lots of the vaccine are included in the recall of December 15, 2009.
The following statements were made by CDC on their web site [see link below]:
Should infants and children who received vaccines from these lots be revaccinated?
No. The vaccine potency is only slightly below the "specified" range. The vaccine in these lots is still expected to be effective in stimulating a protective response despite this slight reduction in the concentration of antigen. There is no need to re-administer a dose to those who received vaccine from these lots. However, as is recommended for all 2009 H1N1 vaccines, all children less than 10 years old should get the recommended two doses of H1N1 vaccine approximately a month apart for the optimal immune response. Therefore, children less than 10 years old who have only received one dose of vaccine thus far should still receive a second dose of 2009 H1N1 vaccine.
Parents of children who received vaccine from the recalled lots do not need to take any action, other than to complete the two-dose immunization series if not already completed.
CDC has indicated that the following lots are included in the recall:
0.25 ml pre-filled syringes, 10-packs (NDC # 49281-650-25, sometimes coded as 49281-0650-25):
UT023DA
UT028DA
UT028CB
0.25 ml pre-filled syringes, 25-packs (NDC # 49281-650-70, sometimes coded as 49281-0650-70):
UT030CA
When is an infant at risk of catching a cold from someone?
Colds travel through the air; people cough or exhale cold viruses. So if a person who has a cold is near an infant, the infant can catch that cold. And the closer the person gets, the greater the risk.
When a person receives a flu vaccination does he develop active or passive immunity?
Active.
Foreign microbes, or parts of microbes, are introduced to the body and the immune system reacts and produces antibodies. The antibodies were made in reaction to a foreign body introduced into the body, so it's active. Passive is when the antibodies are given directly to the person, such as from mother to child in pregnancy.
Do non-alcohol hand sanitizers kill A H1N1 09?
There have been no studies to prove that, but CDC has said that their use, if alcohol based sanitizers or soap and water are not available, can be beneficial. It is expected that they do help in the removal of virus particles from hands. Follow the directions on the product to assure the most effectiveness. This should include using friction until the sanitizer is dry, friction helps to clean germs from hands regardless of the cleaning products used. Try for 30 seconds of rubbing hands together whenever cleaning hands. (Time that by singing two verses of Mary Had a Little Lamb).
To be certain of the sanitizing effects of a waterless hand cleaner, CDC recommends using one with 60% alcohol content. See the link below to the CDC information on this subject.
Can you get influenza and then a week or to later get the stomach flu?
I believe so. The stomach flu isn't the flu at all and is a digestive system ailment. The flu is influenza, a respiratory virus.
A- Histamine
histamine
Is bacteria or virus a common cold?
Its a virus, that's why antibiotic will not help at all as they only help against bacterial infections.
In west philadephia, born and raised,
on the playground was where i spent most of my days,
chilling out maxing and relaxing all cool,
all shooting some b-ball outside of the school,
when a couple of guys said were up to no good,
started making trouble in my neighberhood,
i got in one little fight and my mum got scared,
she said 'your moving with your auntie and uncle to bell air',
i whistled for a cab and when it came near,
the lisence plate said fresh, and it had a dice in the mirror,
if anything i could say that this cab was rare, but i thought nah forget it go home to bell air,
i pulled up to the house about 7 or 8 and i yelled to the cabby yo homie smell you later,
looked at my kingdom i was finnally there, sit on my throne IM THE PRINCE OF BELl AIR!
What is the current cold virus?
Cold viruses are constantly mutating into different forms which is one of the reasons that there is no vaccine to prevent the common cold yet (the virus mutates before a vaccine can be developed in time to prevent that strain and a new strain takes its place.) There are currently many many cold viruses in circulation, each mutating over and over, so as soon as someone might identify the type in a specific location, it will change to different types.
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 that each can rapidly mutate into new forms, which circumvents our ability to gain immunity.
