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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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Is the h3n2 more dangerous than H1N1?
Seasonal influenza and H1N1/09 Swine influenza have many of the same symptoms. H1N1 is very highly contagious and transmitted easily from person to person making the pandemic spread rapidly around the world in 2009. The symptoms have been similar for both in most people, although there is a subgroup of people who were at higher risk of complications and death from the Swine Flu. See the related question below for more information.
Does everyone die if they get H1N1?
this is a conspiracy the world is over populated so the government made this virus to depopulate the world by 80% they made carriers and sent them all over the world that's how it got all over so fast they made it so its like the flu so no one will think anything of it but what nearly nobody knows is it mutates every time it goes from person to person so eventually it will mutate into the right kinda virus then were all screwed martial law will take effect world wide after that fails well be left to rot and die
the vaccine has no effect because everyone has there own strain sum of the vaccines are made to kill infected if u get the vaccine ull have a more chance of getting it or even dying the news wont say anything because the government crontrols them there feeding the world propaganda everyones blinded or don't care most of the things i found out are starting to happen if theres any one that believes r wants to discuss this plz email me my email is moneybird_out2006@hotmail.com in the u.s.a there are enough coffins to to fit every single u.s citizen for the upcoming American holocaust
there are fema death camps located all over u.s.a 4 ressisters and infectead you cant make all this up i got all my facs off freelance new websites but nearly all the websites i found are tooking off the net i find the strange the president is just another puppet like bush there is more to this so if ur interested add me on msn or email me im just a 14 year old that found sumthing wierd about this virus so i studied it since i first heard about it getting my info slowly till it all fitted together so perfect there is tomuch evidence 4 this to be fake
Has modern transportation had an affect on the way viruses are spread?
Modern transportation makes it much easier for emerging viruses to travel around the world and infect people. It makes it easier for emerging viruses to travel around the world because with inventions such as planes, if one person has the virus, they are now a carrier for the virus. In a plane, air is recycled, so if the virus is airborne, the virus can potentially infect many people on that plane. Also that plane will land in a different place from where it took off so the carrier would be bringing the virus to a new place. It makes it easier to infect people because with modern transportation like buses and public transit, people are much closer together and easier to infect because of the proximity of each other. These factors attributed by modern transportation give the virus a boost in infecting and spreading.
How does a cold affect peak flow?
Asthma affects peak flow because it obstructs the breathing which means that you cannot breathe out as much as somebody else. Asthma causses a reduction in peak flow ... this is a solid indicator of how severe your asthma is becoming....
Peak flow is a measurement that is indicative of the patency of the large airways.....
If you are having bronchospasm .... The airways are highly wrapped with smooth muscle that contract and decrease the diameter of the airway ... reducing the flow of air that you are capable of exhaling....
What is the consequences of the common cold?
The cold will eventually go away and have antibodies for the next time a cold comes. However, there are over 100 types of colds so the antibodies will only work for the specific cold that you got.
No matter how you look at it, the temperature of your environment doesn't cause sickness. However, it can weaken your body's immune system and make you more susceptible to sickness. So, for instance, a child plays in the rain with some friends and catches a cold. His mother would be wrong to blame it on the rain - it is more likely that one of his friends recently had a cold and passed it on to her otherwise healthy son while they were playing and his immunity to colds was weakened by playing in the rain. Of course, there always exceptions. Heat strokes and hypothermia can cause extreme exhaustion or, when not immediately treated, death. In extreme situations where one is endangered by heat or cold, one's body will slowly cease functioning. If someone is 'rescued' as their body is starting to shut down, it could be said that they are "sick" but in reality, it is that they were on their way to death.
Are flu vaccines always affective?
It often does, especially for the seasonal flu strains that mutate easily and rapidly, but often make such small changes at each mutation, that they are still vulnerable to the immune system's antibodies produced for the original strain that the vaccine contained.
They will not help as readily (or at all) to prevent a different type or subtype of flu, but a change in the strain often does not negate the effectiveness of the antibodies created for a different but very similar strain.
This is partially how the epidemiologists choose the strains that they use to make vaccines for seasonal flus; they choose the virus strains that are most similar to the majority of the strains that are circulating in a population and expected to be primarily causing the next seasonal flu outbreaks. They plan on the strain they choose being similar enough to the majority of strain mutations that year to protect in a broader scope than just the one strain used in the vaccine.
What are the Total number of Swine Flu victims in US?
Two, one was a small child visiting from Mexico. The other was a 33 year old female that had recently given birth to a healthy child.
Did 6 million Americans die of Spanish Flu in 1918?
No. The 1918 flu killed 500,000 Americans and over 20 million worldwide.
The black phlegm is caused caused by tar being built up in the lungs. This is caused by exsessive smoking or coming in to contact with smoke regularly
Can flu infection be prevented if you do not get flu shots?
Yes. Each year many people do not catch the flu. Some have been immunized, some have been careful to wash their hands thoroughly and frequently, and some simply were not exposed to the flu virus.
Is it good to drink soda if your throat hurts?
No. It is never 'good' to drink soda. But if you refuse to give it up, then at least don't drink it when your health is low. If your throat hurts, pouring acid down it (which is what soda is - chemicals and acid) won't help! It will hinder your body's ability to recover and will keep your throat sore longer.
Hope that helps!
How much time did it take to cure swine flu?
As long at 7-10 days! or as soon as 3-5 days, just depends. Everyone seems to responding a bit different.
Did anyone yet recover from swine flu?
Yes, in fact only a very low percentage of people who have gotten this flu strain have not recovered.
It is at present continuing to be a mild influenza virus, but because it has the potential to mutate to a more virulent strain, as other epidemic and pandemic flu viruses have in the past, future waves of the disease could become more deadly. This happened in the 1918 pandemic of the Spanish Flu. For those reasons, it is continuing to be advised by the health organizations across the world that all precautions remain in place and prevention techniques continue to be employed.
Are all influenza Type A viruses the Swine Flu?
No, the pandemic A-H1N1/09 "swine flu" is just one of many Type A influenza strains. It is also one of many H1N1 flu subtypes. Besides Type A influenzas, there are also influenza Types B and C in humans.
How is the scarlet fever different from the flu?
While there are some similarities between the symptoms of COVID-19 and the flu (most notably fever and dry cough) one of the biggest differences is that we know significantly less about COVID-19. But here is what we do know:
- COVID-19 is more infectious than the flu. The “basic reproduction number,” or R0, of an infection is the average number of people who catch it from a single infected person. The flu has an R0 value of 1.3, while the R0 value of COVID-19 is estimated to be much higher.
- Right now, COVID-19 seems more likely to kill than the flu. While the exact fatality rate of COVID-19 is not yet known, it appears to be much deadlier than the flu. Influenza has a mortality rate of 0.1 percent, and current estimates of COVID-19’s fatality rate range from 1.4 percent to 3.4 percent.
- There is currently no vaccine or treatment for COVID-19. Unlike seasonal flu, there is no widely available vaccine to protect against COVID-19 infection. Similarly, there are no antivirals to help to reduce symptoms and shorten the duration of the disease.
For more information on this ever-developing situation, consult the CDC’s page dedicated to COVID-19, found here.
Can you get vomiting and diarrhea from the flu shot?
No. The "stomach flu" is not actually a type of influenza, it is a misnomer. There is currently no vaccine for the virus that does cause this gastroenteritis (usually a norovirus) called "stomach flu". It is actually viral gastroenteritis, also sometimes called "Norwalk Flu." Therefore, the seasonal flu vaccination protects against an entirely different type of virus. In addition, it can not give you the stomach flu (or any type of flu) since it is made from inactivated or weakened virus particles that are not able to make you sick. Sometimes the influenza viruses themselves can cause vomiting and other GI symptoms along with the respiratory disease and therefore, it may not be the "stomach flu" causing those symptoms if you have other symptoms of the respiratory disease of the flu.
Resting would be better since your body is already stressed while fighting the flu and you will put unnecessary strain on your systems if you do strenuous activities. Jogging and other exercises that cause perspiration are also not a good idea when you are experiencing symptoms of a disease that can cause fever and dehydration. Take a short break from the exercise and rest in bed for the fastest way to get over the flu.
How many people have died from Avian Flu compared to Swine Flu?
A relatively low number of people have died from Avian flu. It is transmitted only from bird to human, not from person to person, unlike the Swine flu that is a very rapidly spreading virus from person to person with over 57 million cases in the US alone. The death rate for swine flu is below that of the seasonal flu. Although the number of cases of Avian flu in humans is low so far, the mortality rate from the H5N1 Avian flu is approximately 50%, it is an extremely deadly virus. Luckily so far the case numbers are still low, especially in the Western Hemisphere.
You keep being sick then getting hot and cold?
You don't necessarily need to be sick to get cold sweat. This is mainly associated with a person that is experiencing some sort of anxiety or fear. Some persons have seen this happen only at a particular time if day when face with a certain situation. Also, if you are taking any medication it is best you eat solid meal before taking them since this to can bring on a cold sweat in the form of an anxiety attach.Some other causes of cold sweat maybe migraine, hypertension, AIDS (Please check if needed), heart or immune disorders and so on. So if you continue to have the cold sweat and you are not showing any symptoms of any sickness it is best you go see a doctor. Just in case of anything.
How do viruses reproduce compared to bacteria?
Viruses replicate inside body cells, using the host cell to do the work and provide the materials for reproduction. Bacteria reproduce outside body cells and, since, unlike viruses, they are living organisms, bacteria are able to do the work and production of new bacteria without a need for a host.
A description of the 'Lytic Cycle', the process that some types of viruses follow in reproduction, is given in the related questions below for more detail of the process of reproduction of some viruses inside body cells.
Can the flu cause a miscarriage?
No it doesn't cause a miscarriage. But it does make you hypertensive I believe the long phrase is. You will need to be put on drip in a and e to keep fluid wise down. I'm a nurse and at risk of getting norovirus and I know for a fact it doesn't cause a miscarriage. Miscarriages occure when the fetus has chromosone abnormalities really early on in pregnancy.
