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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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Some people call a spell when you sneeze many times in a row (usually over three in a row) a "sneezing attack". That usually happens when there is an irritant in your nose or sinuses as your body's way of trying to blow the irritant out of there. These irritants can come from an infection like a common cold or the flu or sinusitis or may be triggered by getting something "up your nose", like ground black pepper or like pollens for those with allergies.
How long does a cold last in teenagers?
Colds last longer in babies and young children. Teenagers it will be at its worst from 2 days and after that it wont be as bad! Hope this helps and if anyone thinks any different please comment as i would like to know aswellfor my son!!
Can viruses survive refrigeration and freezers?
Many, if not most types do. They are much less tolerant of heat than cold. For example, the common influenza viruses are destroyed by heat of 167-212°F [75-100°C]. Viruses are non-living organisms so they can tolerate colder temperatures than living organisms.
Cefadur is an antibiotic. It is used for treating bacterial infections like strep, urinary tract infections, and skin infections. It does not kill viral infections, like those that cause colds or the flu.
What are the three things you expect to find if you inspect the throat?
You need to see if you can find the patch of diphtheria. (Which is never seen by the contributor.) Then redness of throat and enlargement of tonsils.
What can you eat to help your body build immunities to the injected virus from the flu shot?
Healthy eating and foods that are known to improve the function of the immune system, such as Vit C, will help your body have a proper immune response to be able to develop antibodies to the viruses contained in the flu vaccines. The foods would be to boost the immune system and your general health, though, not to enhance the development of the specific antibodies to the viral contents of the vaccine.
It is too late to prevent it - but you can lessen the symptoms. Take cold&flu tablets, get plenty of sleep and rest, drink plenty of fluid - water and orange juice, and eat healthy and nutrious foods.
Garlic can help too.
How does the H1N1 flu affect the travel industry?
Right now not in any way after what I've heard but if it spreads more and more ppl get sick certain planes, trains and busses will get canceled because you have no one who can drive them. Hotels and restaurants might have to close if they have a epidemic or the ppl who works there get ill. British airlines stepped up restrictions on Sunday on travellers who are traveling to and from Britain, as a report said four more British students quarantined in China had been confirmed as having H1N1 flu. Britain is Europe's worst-hit territory, with estimates of 55,000 new cases last week. Both British Airways and Virgin Atlantic said they had put in place measures to turn back passengers showing symptoms. === ===
Where did jack frost a catch a cold?
In the Death Pole of Deep Demensions (DPoDD-Geographical term.) DPoDD is the realm that has been holding the Bubonic Plague (Yersinia Pestis) and other bacteria, also a large variety of viruses. Any return of DPoDD would be so strenuous that even before half-way upon arrival of the exit you would certainly die, or no longer be able to move, because by that time you would be so infected by such an array of different bacteria and viruses that any chance of survival or a painless rest is simply ridiculous. However there have been few returns from DPoDD (None documented.) One of them being Mr. Frost. He claims that he was able to escape by freezing the bacteria and viruses inside of his body with his 'winter powers'..... He's is also in prison at the moment for heavy use of HEAVY drugs and dealing them. Honestly, he probably hallucinated the entire experience. - Ty Wren---------<(^.^<)
Can sodium hypochlorite as an active ingredient in floor cleaner effective on Swine Flu bacteria?
Swine flu isn't a bacteria, its a virus, but sodium hypochlorite, a.k.a. bleach, does kill swine flu, along with all other types of influenza.
Why do you get cold and what is the cure?
You get a cold because either you caught it from someone or you got germs. For germs they can't get in your body without a hole! So if you have a cut and someone around you is sick put on a bandaid! You can cure a cold by drinking tea, eating soup, drinking orange juice or fluids.
How does the organism attack and spread?
It depends on what type of organism. A virus acts differently than a bacteria and is harder to treat. Fungi can cause diseases like ringworm. The organism has to overwhelm the persons' lines of defense.
Our bodies are made in such a way as we try to fight off an attack from any thing.
We have several lines of defenses. If the first line is breached, the second has to be overwhelmed and then the third for the organism to infect and cause disease.
First line of defense:
Barriers at the Portal of Entry
Inborn nonspecific barriers
Impede any invasion whether living or dead
Very difficult to penetrate the skin
Flushing effects of sweat, tears, mucous and urine
Anatomical barriers:
1. Skin: Hair follicles, Skin glands
2. Mucous membranes Digestive tract, Urinary tract, Respiratory tract
3. Eye
The trachea contain cilia that entrap and propel particles out of the respiratory tract.
Nonspecific (will act against) all chemical barriers
1.Sebaceous secretions: antimicrobial
2. Eyelid glands - meibomian gland: antimicrobial
3. Tears and saliva - lysozyme (antimicrobial)
4. Acidic pH: Sweat, Stomach, Skin, Semen, Vagina
Genetic (born with) barriers
Different level of sensitivity, resistance and genetic differences to infectious agents: Malaria, Tuberculosis, Leprosy, Fungal infections
If and when the first line is breached,
Second line of defense
A cellular and chemical system, Comes immediately in play if first line is breached
Phagocytes engulf all infectious agents they come across, Inflammation helps to localize infections
Third line of defense (takes time)
The development of resistance to infectious agents by the body
Surveillance of the body
Recognition of foreign material
Destruction of foreign material or agent
Involves nonspecific and
Specific immune defense systems
White blood cells (WBCs) or leukocytes are involved
WBC
WBC recognize "self" markers on the host cell
Do not attack or do not respond to host cell (self cells)
WBC recognize "nonself" markers on the invading microbe
Attack or Mark for destruction
WBC do not destroy self cells, while nonself cells are recognized and destroyed.
Systems
All systems are integrated
No single cell is far away from protection no matter how isolated
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Where can one find information on the flu season?
There are many websites that offer information about the flu season. The CDC, TexasFlu, flu.gov, and immunisation websites all offer helpful information about the flu season.
How many people have died from flu united state 2009?
{| |+ Human Cases of H1N1 Flu Infection
(As of May 22, 2009,) |- ! scope="col" nowrap="nowrap" valign="top" | States* ! scope="col" valign="top" | Confirmed and Probable Cases ! scope="col" colspan="2" valign="top" | Deaths | Alabama66 cases0 deathsArkansas3 cases0 deathsArizona520 cases2 deathsCalifornia553 cases0 deathsColorado59 cases0 deathsConnecticut81 cases0 deathsDelaware94 cases0 deathsFlorida129 cases0 deathsGeorgia27 cases0 deathsHawaii33 cases0 deathsIdaho18 cases0 deathsIllinois877 cases0 deathsIndiana106 cases0 deathsIowa71 cases0 deathsKansas34 cases0 deathsKentucky**22 cases0 deathsLouisiana86 cases0 deathsMaine9 cases0 deathsMaryland41 cases0 deathsMassachusetts197 cases0 deathsMichigan176 cases0 deathsMinnesota39 cases0 deathsMississippi7 cases0 deathsMissouri24 cases1 deathsMontana10 cases0 deathsNebraska29 cases0 deathsNevada32 cases0 deathsNew Hampshire23 cases0 deathsNew Jersey47 cases0 deathsNew Mexico97 cases0 deathsNew York327 cases1 deathsNorth Carolina12 cases0 deathsNorth Dakota5 cases0 deathsOhio14 cases0 deathsOklahoma50 cases0 deathsOregon101 cases0 deathsPennsylvania73 cases0 deathsRhode Island9 cases0 deathsSouth Carolina36 cases0 deathsSouth Dakota4 cases0 deathsTennessee89 cases0 deathsTexas900 cases3 deathsUtah122 cases1 deathsVermont2 cases0 deathsVirginia25 cases0 deathsWashington494 cases1 deathWashington, D.C.13 cases0 deathsWisconsin766 cases0 deathsTOTAL*(48)6,552 cases9 deaths |}
Do flu like symptoms such as fever go along with virus?
Some virus infections do cause those symptoms that are like the flu, such as fever, coughs and sneezes, body aches, headaches, malaise and fatigue. However, not all viruses cause these symptoms. The most common viruses to cause these symptoms are the cold and flu viruses and those viruses that cause viral gastroenteritis (also known as "stomach flu", although it is not due to influenza viruses). Viral gastroenteritis is also commonly called Norwalk flu and it is most often due to noroviruses, that are specific to the GI tract, just as influenza viruses are due to viruses that are specific to the respiratory tract.
How did the doctors in the past treat the common cold?
Colds are from viruses, so they weren't cureable, but the symptoms are not as severe as for other illnesses, so people did not usually go to the doctor for them. Doctors were expensive and reserved for serious illnesses and injuries. There was also some distrust between common folks and physicians of the past so most people relied upon folk medicine and "Granny women", who were the folk healers back in the day.
Chicken soup actually has a natural antihistamine that is helpful when dealing with colds and flus and definitely known to be used by the healers. Cherry bark tea and draughts of honey, lemon and whiskey were all considered helpful for chest congestion. Elderberry juice was cooked down with spices into a syrup and served warm or cold, helped raise a sweat that might break a fever. It was also helpful with chest congestion and has been scientifically proven today to help shorten the flu.
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