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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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Influenza is considered which type of illness?

Influenza, commonly known as the flu, is a highly contagious viral infection that affects the respiratory system, including the nose, throat, and lungs. It is caused by the influenza virus, which can be of several types and subtypes.

What is cold calling?

Cold calling is basically your typical telemarketing type of call. It is usually referred to as cold calling by the people or companies doing the calling. The term cold refers to the fact that you basically have no prior relationship with the person you are calling. The term warm calling is also frequently used when there is a small relationship between the person you are calling and yourself or the company you work for. Cold calling has a very low success rate and can be very frustrating for the person making and receiving the call.

What is the preventive treatment for Tias?

A vital part of TIA treatment is to reduce treatable risk factors for stroke, including cardiovascular disease, smoking, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and obesity.

Can very humid weather make you feel sick?

Yes it can make you very sick more so when you have a heat wave out of no where the common symptoms are vomiting,queasy stomach,aches and body pains,diarrhea and fatigue amongst other symptoms.

Name a public place where you're likely to catch a cold or flu bug?

School

Hospital

Airplane

Doctor's office

Public transit

Shopping center

Work

Do ducks carry the bird flu?

Yes, water fowl (especially non-domesticated fowl in the wild) are a common source of the Avian (Bird) flu virus. Luckily, it remains contained to limited areas of the world at present.

What excessiveness occurred in the Roaring 20's?

In the 20's many new products came into the market. So many people wanted these products even though they couldn't afford them. For example, new homes, electricity, the dishwasher, vacum cleaner, and the washing machine. People bought these items on "credit", and couldn't afford to pay their debts back. This is the major cause of the great depression

Recovery time for endolymphatic shunt?

I recently had my 4th shunt placement and they tend to last about 3-5 years the recovery time I have expereinced is 2-6 weeks. The first week is the toughest. It takes about 4-6 days to truly get to the point you can hold your head up stedliy for long period of time. After that it is a slow healing process to totally feel back to normal.

How do you get rid of a summer cold?

This question is very logic. I had got a summer cold many times and how I took care of it was that I stayed in bed, ate soup, took asprin, and stayed inside. I hope I answered your question.

What challenges do vaccine makers face in their attempts to produce an effective vaccine against the flu?

Answer this question… They have to predict which strains of flu will become active months before the flu season begins.

How many cases of swine flu are there in Jamaica?

Countries are no longer asked to keep track since it was overwhelming many to try. There may be some ongoing cases in limited locations around the world, including in Jamaica. However, the specifics and counts of cases are no longer being tracked by CDC, WHO, the US states, and most other countries, now that the pandemic has been declared over. Influenza cases are monitored, but specific H1N1/09 counts (and the lab tests needed to isolate the specific virus to be able to count them correctly) aren't being done. Influenza cases in general are monitored, but statistics are not being kept for H1N1/09 cases separately from other influenza types for reporting any longer in the post pandemic phase.

Where was the Spanish flu discovered?

Mexico City, Mexico. From there it was tracked back to a small village in southern Mexico called La Gloria where it is believed that the first cases developed.

What should i do if i have a cough sore thoat runny nose and a small headache?

It is always best to treat the symptoms and get some rest. Give your body time to fight this off. For the cough, hard candy or cough drops. Try an antihistamine for the runny nose. The sore throat will feel better as the mucus running down the throat from the nose slows. The headache will better with a NSAID.

Will spicy food cure the common cold?

Yes and no. There is no real cure to the common cold, only things that can help you get better faster - such as orange juice or chicken noodle soup - because of their nutritional contents. Spicy foods fall into that category.

Spicy foods tend to contain antioxidants, which in general are good for you and will give a boost to your immune system. They also tend to contain anti-bacterial substances, which doesn't help the cold since a cold is usually caused by a virus, but it will help your body prevent or fight off secondary infections by bacteria. It will also give tempoarary relief for congestion.

Can tea help the flu?

Tea tree oil is an anti-bacterial, among many other properties. When used to clean and prevent the spread of germs it is effective in the prevention of the flu. Tea tree in combination with eucalyptus oil is used in an aromatherapy steam as well as When diluted in a carrier oil as a massage oil in the treatment of the flu.

Is having a temp of 37.65c to high?

It is high but not too high. Normal body temperaturis 36.6C

Where does the term novel flu come from?

"Novel" is used in the adjective meaning of the word, which is defined as "Strikingly new, unusual, or different" in thefreedictionary.com definition (see link below). The 2009 pandemic virus, also called Swine Flu, H1N1, and various other names across the world now, is more officially called either Novel H1N1 Influenza, the name coined by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or the newest World Health Organization name: A-H1N1/09 Virus. See more information about the naming of this virus responsible for the 2009 Influenza Pandemic at the related questions listed below in the related question section.

When was the worst case of Swine Flu?

The worst case may have been the first case with a death since little was known about the new virus at that time and a whole new plan of care and evaluation protocol was needed for each new case identified until more was known about the new infectious virus.

The first person to die from the 2009 swine flu was Maria Adela Gutierrez, who died in March 2009 in Mexico. She was a 39-year old woman in the southern tourist city of Oaxaca in Mexico. The first person outside of Mexico to die was a baby from Mexico city, who died in Texas, USA, not long after the first cases were identified.

Another candidate for the worst case would be the first case, since it was an entirely new disease for the medical community to unravel and determine how to treat and prevent.

The first known person to have contracted the 2009 H1N1 Influenza in March 2009 was a young boy named Edgar Hernandez from La Gloria, Mexico, a small town of approximately 3,000 people. He recovered from the virus.

What do you do when someone has a cold?

Lots of fruits , medicine, fluids, chicken soup, and get a humidifier. This should help with cough and mucus.

Can you buy flu vaccine over the counter?

You can get seasonal flu shots from a Pharmacist at a drug store without a physician's prescription in the US. The vaccine is not available in quantity to individuals over the counter.

There is no vaccine yet for the 2009 Swine Flu (Influenza A, Novel H1N1) available. The drug manufacturers who usually make vaccines now have some of the virus sent to them by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and have begun the process of developing vaccines for this strain of the virus. They anticipate having this available for use in the US by the next seasonal flu season. It may also be available for use in the Southern Hemisphere during their flu season this summer. The Federal Drug Administration (FDA) will be working with the manufacturers to approve the safety and efficacy of the vaccines once developed and put into human trials.