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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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Can flu shot be given in a gluteal muscle?
Unless there is some obscure local legislation, yes. The majority of shots can be give almost anywhere. Come places are more effective however it is possible to get a flu shot in the hip.
What can cause red bumps on the back of your throat?
A cold usually comes along with other things, sometimes flu, strep throat, etc. and the reason that is is because coughs and colds lower your immune system, the body is fighting the cold and it lowers the immune system allowing other virus's and germs to get in this also includes allergies
How many days should you take off work when you have the flu?
Time off varies on the prolonged severity of the illness. You should stay home as long as you are experiencing any symptoms. It has also been suggested you can still be contagious for up to a few days after symptoms have disappeared. The longer your work will allow you to stay home, the better.
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Possibly; THC is fat-soluble, so burning fat can increase the rate at which the body eliminates the detectable compounds. (Despite a common misconception, burning fat that contains these compounds doesn't make the exerciser "high a second time around.")
However, this is greatly influenced by a lot of factors. Some people can smoke marijuana on a daily basis for many months, exercise and drink lots of water for 2 or 3 days, and then pass a urinalysis drug test. Others will fail the test several weeks after cessation, regardless of exercise. Many "detox" products advertised online only hope to dilute your urine; modern urinalysis drug tests can detect highly diluted urine.
So, the tried-and-true method for eliminating marijuana compounds from your body is to simply wait it out with time, exercise frequently, and drink lots of water. On that note, exercising frequently and drinking plenty of water isn't bad advice, regardless of drug use.
Flu is caused by a pathogen (by viruses) but is not the pathogen itself, flu is the disease the pathogen causes. Flu is short for influenza which is an infectious disease of the respiratory system caused by influenza viruses.
Can you get another cold if you already have one?
That is when you usually catch cold, during cold weather. The body's metabolism is geared toward warmth and the immune system may be lower. At the same time, you are exposed to more airborne viruses because more people spend more time indoors, and because the air is not as frequently exchanged for outside air.
How do kids get rid of coughs?
Based on the additional information you provided (see discussion), here are some suggestions:
- First, immediately contact the prescribing physician of the antibiotics and ask why your child has a repeated chronic cough, congestion, etc. that recurs so frequently despite the current treatment plans. There are some things the doctor can ask or find on further exam and labs and then reconsider, for example: Are antiviral medicines needed or different antibiotics needed? Should a culture be done to find out the organism to target, and if bacteria, to treat with a longer course of the best antibiotic for that bug? Are you properly giving the entire prescription of medicines each time or could you be discontinuing it when symptoms improve but before all doses are given in each course of treatment? Does the child have severe allergies or asthma or another complication that could be a contributing factor that also needs treatment? And etc.
- If the dark color and appetite changes continue or worsen, go to the emergency room or an urgent care center, those can be signs, especially in children, that immediate care is needed.
- Be sure that dehydration is not a factor and encourage fluids even if foods are rejected. Check the temp for fever and report if over 102F or if it lasts for more than a few days or does not go away after a few days of the antibiotic treatment. If rash and fever are both present, seek urgent care.
- If that does not help, then consider seeking a second opinion from a different doctor. If you are seeing a family practice physician, you may need to see a pediatrician. You may also consider exam by a specialist [ask your doctor or find one yourself by asking friends, finding a pediatric pulmonologist, allergist, infectious disease specialist, or an ENT (ear, nose and throat doctor) through physician-finding or referral services at a hospital or pediatric hospital or clinic, or even in the phone book.]
- Contact your insurance company customer service department (the phone number should be on your insurance card) and ask about referral services through them and/or ask if they have case managers (usually nurses), best would be pediatric case managers on staff who could help advise you on what else could be done to avoid the chronic problems. They may be able to connect you to directly to other RN's who give advice in these situations on a call line. Some insurance companies even have physicians available who can give suggestions for a next step to a solution (it is also in the insurance company's best interest to help find the best treatment to avoid future health care service needs and to avoid expensive emergency room visits or hospitalization.) They can often be one of your best advocates in this type of situation.
Did Swine Flu come to Florida?
The swine flu IS in Miami just as it is in probably almost every state. The swine flu was transmitted from Mexico and has brought into the states most likely because some of the people came here hoping they would be safe. The people who were infected most likely didn't know because the symptons probably didn't kick in.
So the swine flu is in Miami and can get more serious soon.
How Swine Flu attack human beings?
The so-called "swine flu", more correctly called an H1N1 Flu, causes influenza in humans.
The H1N1 flu seems to severely affect more people between the ages of 4 and 30, and fewer of the over-60 group, than does the seasonal flu. It also seems to come less often with a fever, and perhaps to last a bit longer.
But basically it is influenza.
Can a 13-year-old child take the swine flu vaccine?
yes but kids under 8years of age are not allowed to get it
Why does the Swine Flu spread so fast around the world?
It is believed to be because this is an entirely new virus that people have never been exposed to before at any time in history. It is unusual in that it has the genetic components from swine, birds, and humans. Most viruses have been around since before recorded history in forms that were similar enough to each other, even though there have been many mutations, that our bodies, either through our inherited immunizations, or from everyday exposure to less virulent versions of the viruses, were able to prevent them from causing much disease except in immunocompromised individuals or the weak and infirm. We are more vulnerable to having the virus get a foothold and infect us when our immune systems have not been primed to recognize the virus in time to stop it before incubation allows it to shed and infect others.
Because it could infect so many people so quickly, it had lots of hosts to create more and more of it and carry it from place to place and to person to person and that allowed it to spread very quickly. Luckily, so far, it is mild in the symptoms it causes.
What is the name of Hong Kong flu?
It was a strain of H3N2 influenza that caused an epidemic in 1968-1969 and began in Hong Kong (hence the name). It is commonly confused with Bird Flu (aka Avian Influenza-H5N1) because of similar symptoms of conjunctivitis and the ability to spread via birds.
Although the strain called Hong Kong flu has not been seen recently, there are other strains of H3N2 that do still circulate today. One is known as Fujian Flu and others are called "Perth-like" influenza. The 2011-2012 seasonal flu vaccine for the US and Northern Hemisphere contains one of the H3N2 Perth-like strains.
How many Americans died due to Spanish Flu in 1918-1919?
The Influenza Pandemic of 1918 is the most devastating epidemic in recorded world history, as it killed more people than World War II as well as all four years of the Black Plague, killing somewhere between 20 and 40 million people. Of these people, an estimated 28% were Americans.
What is the correct temperature to store seasonal flu vaccine?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have published the following guidelines (a link to the CDC website with this information is provided in the related links section):
TIV [Trivalent Inactivated Influenza Vaccine] should be stored at 35°F--46°F (2°C--8°C) and should not be frozen. TIV that has been frozen should be discarded.
LAIV [Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine] should be stored at 35°F--46°F (2°C--8°C) on receipt and can remain at that temperature until the expiration date is reached.
Vaccines prepared for a previous influenza season should not be administered to provide protection for any subsequent season.
How many times should you take H1N1 flu shot?
There are different kinds of H1N1 viruses, you can catch the exact same kind only once in your lifetime. The Type A, H1N1/09 influenza virus that caused the pandemic is different than other H1N1 viruses. So you could get infected by more than one type of H1N1 in your lifetime, but not the exact same Type A, H1N1/09.
Usually your body recognizes a very similar type of flu as the same and can prepare defenses for it quickly because of the prior immune response to the other one, but if different enough you will have to start over with a new immune response that allows time for the virus to make you feel ill before you can begin to "kill" the new type.
The answer is that you can catch the same one only once, but you can still catch all the other H1N1 viruses (one time each) after that.
What not to eat if having gastric flu?
Simple. Just AVOID food containing dairy products, i.e. milk, yoghurt, eggs etc. Dairy products feed the flu bug residing in your stomach.
You would do well taking something simple like porridge and oats.
TAKE warm fluids as well as 100 plus. 100 plus is good to replenish fluids (lost through vomiting or diarrhea) and electrolytes.
Tip: You could leave the cap of the 100 plus unscrewed so that it would not be so gassy, since you are probably feeling bloated which would make you queasy and unable to hold your food down.
Can the flu cause neck pain and dizziness?
From personal experience, when sick with a cold or flu, I'm most of the time laying down. When I first stand up I mayexperience dizziness. And then it calms down, but other times it doesn't- generally I would not want to stand up for too long when sick.
I would say dizziness lasts as long as you are in the build up or peak of your flu, once you start feeling better it should go away.
How do memory cells keep a person from getting sick?
THE CELLS OF THE BRAIN ie ' NEURONS ' release chemicals (called endorphins) when positively stimulated by a memory that is good which boost the bodies immune system ie the t cells in the lymphatic system - thus insuring greater protection from contagions ie bacterial/ viral infections and diseases.
Can you get a flu shot if you have bronchitis?
Usually, unless you have a fever, you can get a flu vaccination. If the bronchitis is not causing fever, then it is probably okay for you to get the vaccination, just discuss it with the clinician prior to getting the vaccination.
If the bronchitis has been severe or long term and you are still taking antibiotics for it, check with the doctor who prescribed the antibiotics to be sure you do not need to wait until after you have finished your antibiotics.
How do you get rid of a bad cough and mucus?
Coughs can be very persistent. Coughs can happen to anyone for multiple reasons. It may be a symptom of a throat infection caused by a bacterial infection or it may be an allergic reaction to the environment or some specific food Honey is well accepted way of providing cough relief. One way to us it effectively is to combine it with the curative properties of the onion. To get rid of an irritating cough, pour 2 teaspoons of honey on a freshly cut slice of onion. Cover it and let is lie for four to five hours. Then take one teaspoon of this honey after removing the onion piece. You will find immediate relief. Repeat the second teaspoon after three to four hours. A persistent allergic cough is very irritating. It dies not seem to go away easily and keeps the patient irritated all day long. If you can't find a cause, try this cure. Take a guava (fruit) and bake it in an oven. Eat this baked guava once a day for three to four days and you will find substantial relief. I hope you found this information useful! to learn more, go to: http://www.janicehealth.com/cough.htm Coughs can be very persistent. Coughs can happen to anyone for multiple reasons. It may be a symptom of a throat infection caused by a bacterial infection or it may be an allergic reaction to the environment or some specific food Honey is well accepted way of providing cough relief. One way to us it effectively is to combine it with the curative properties of the onion. To get rid of an irritating cough, pour 2 teaspoons of honey on a freshly cut slice of onion. Cover it and let is lie for four to five hours. Then take one teaspoon of this honey after removing the onion piece. You will find immediate relief. Repeat the second teaspoon after three to four hours. A persistent allergic cough is very irritating. It dies not seem to go away easily and keeps the patient irritated all day long. If you can't find a cause, try this cure. Take a guava (fruit) and bake it in an oven. Eat this baked guava once a day for three to four days and you will find substantial relief. I hope you found this information useful! to learn more, go to: http://www.janicehealth.com/cough.htm
H1N1 cases total how many in the world?
25126,this is the latest!!!!!! of h1n1 cases . there are 88086in the world according to Weekly Reader issue1 volume88
A Type A influenza virus causes Avian "bird" Flu. The specific virus strains of bird flu that infect humans are called Avian influenza, A-H5N1 virus and Avian influenza, A-H7N9 (newly identified in humans near Easter Sunday 2013 in China). Viruses can change or mutate over time. The strain of avian bird flu that caused the scare in Europe was H5N1. There are many different types (subtypes) of this virus, but the one that has been in the news the most is H5N1 because it infects not only birds but can also infect humans, killing them in 50 to 60% of the cases. It is not easily transmitted from person to person, so it has not spread in humans like other types of influenza have so far.
Additional information:
Although they can be considered organisms, they are not living organisms, for that reason not all scientists classify a virus as a "microbe". Most of them do for lack of a better way to talk about them instead of "germ" or other less specific nomenclature. As stated above, unlike the other organisms called microbes, they are not living organisms. They are specialized groups of "cells" that perform functions working in an organized way, but they latch on to and break into a living host's cells and use the life, energy, and nutrients from the host in an almost parasitic way. The genetic material that they have stored inside themselves combines with that of the host's cells to cause the host cells to stop reproducing more cells like itself for the host. Instead, the virus instructs them to start making duplicate viruses like the one that invaded the host.
H5N1 is an extremely virulent influenza virus that can infect birds, occasionally pigs, rarely infections in other animals, and very rarely humans. Fortunately, it does not spread very easily, and only extremely rare human to human transmissions have been known to occur. No instance of the virus spreading beyond a first generation of close human contacts has been reported. It does, however, have a very high mortality rate in animals and in humans (60% death rate in humans).
