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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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What percentage of people prefer summer to winter?
most people like summer better than winter, but i don't know.
Can you carry the flu if you get the flu shot?
No. The flu shot contains either weakened or dead virus particles that can not make you sick or contagious. They act to trigger your immune system to make the right cells to destroy that type of virus. The immune system is "tricked" into doing it, it doesn't do it because you are actually sick.
What is the difference between H5N1 and Bird Flu?
The two main differences, besides being caused by two different viruses, would be that the H1N1/09 pandemic swine flu spreads very easily from human to human and is symptomatically milder than the Avian flu.
H1N1 spreads rapidly from person to person, which led to its being a pandemic in 2009-2010, while the Avian (bird) flu does not spread easily in humans. Bird flu is very rare overall, and spreads mostly from direct bird-to-human exposure. It has had extremely rare cases that spread from human-to-human but only among family members in the same households.
Swine flu has comparatively mild symptoms in most people, and causes fewer deaths than even the seasonal flu viruses usually do, while the bird flu is especially virulent and deadly with a mortality rate of 50 to 60 % of those infected.
They are both viruses that are relatively new to human infection. The pandemic swine flu (A-H1N1/09) is a new mutation and since there was no direct exposure to the virus before it was found in 2009, there was little resistance to contagion. The Avian "bird" flu (A-H5N1) is also a new virus for humans to get. Avian flu is much more rare among humans than in birds, but it is rarely transmitted to humans, and not by person to person transmission so far.
Swine flu is a mutation that caused a new subtype of influenza A. It contains genetic material from the avian flu virus, several strains of hog viruses, and human flu virus.
Here are the most common symptoms of each:
Avian flu-
~ Virus causes lung inflammation
~ Immune system over-reacts, creates a lot of white blood cells and a natural virus-fighting chemical (Cytokine)
~ Chemical runs in blood stream in such high quantities that it creates tiny holes in the blood vessels
~ Plasma leaks out of the holes and into the lungs
~ Victim drowns from the inside
Swine flu-
~ Virus is very similar to seasonal human flu
~ Starts with a bad cough and headache
~ Fever and fatigue ensue
~ After about a week, symptoms are relieved except for the fever and often the cough
~ After 24 hours of no fever, you are considered no longer contagious
On the humorous side:
As far as the care goes, with Bird flu you need to seek TWEETMENT, and for swine flu you can apply OINKMENT.
How does it take to get rid of a cold that will not go away?
You may have got secondary bacterial infection in your nose. Your physician may advice how to wash the nasal secretions out of your nose or may give you antibiotics. You may be allergic and the physician will guide you for the same. At times there are common cold infections by different viruses and then the common cold may persist. That will go away eventually with time.
What is the earlier and latest that a baby can safely have the booster to the flu vaccine?
If you are asking at what age a child can be vaccinated for the flu, as a rule of thumb, babies under six months old are not able to be given flu vaccines because their immune systems are too immature. Those who live with and care for these unvaccinated infants should get their vaccinations to help prevent taking the flu home to the baby. They should also practice preventive measures, such as good hand hygiene covering their mouths when sneezing or coughing, etc. After that, like all of us, infants should have an annual flu vaccination. Until they are 10, they will require an initial vaccination followed by a "booster" in a month after the first one, again because their immune systems are still not able to produce antibodies as well as someone older, unless they receive these two doses.
If you are asking how early or late flu vaccines are used in the flu seasons, in the US as soon as vaccines are available in the fall (usually September or early October) is the best time to get a vaccination so you will have produced the antibodies by the time the flu is circulating in your part of the world. It usually takes adults around 2 weeks to develop the antibodies that protect them from the disease. You can still benefit from a flu vaccination any time during flu season up through February. After that, it may not help in time to prevent infection before the flu season ends, but if you are at high risk, then your physician may think it is still worthwhile at that time.
When is flu season in the western hemisphere?
In the Northern portion of the Hemisphere, it is October through March (some say through April) for the "seasonal flu".
In the Southern Hemisphere, it happens in the opposite time of year from the Northern Hemisphere. It is in the Southern Hemisphere's winter (during the US summer) from April through September.
Seasonal flu vaccinations should be obtained any time beginning in September through March to be effective for that season in the Northern Hemisphere.
There can be differences between climates in each of the hemispheres, too. For example, in the US in Texas, flu season is from November to to April, while in Iowa, flu season is from December to April.
On the sims 2 how do you cure the flu mine keeps coming back?
The only real way to cure it is to keep your sim off work and make them stay in bed and rest for 2-3 days
It generally means if you have the chills from a cold or flu your 'teeth can chatter' (knock together.) Chatter can also mean that a person you know has 'annoying chatter' (always talking, but not really saying anything of importance.)
The life cycle of fish will vary depending on the species. Usually the cycle starts with eggs first. Then it will continue as larval, fry, juvenile, adult and finally spawning to continue the cycle.
There are about 40,00 bits of bacteria on a coin and germs
Can you visit someone in the hospital if you have a cold?
The hospital would better answer this question, however if you ask them for a mask that covers your nose and your mouth, you may still be able to get in and see whomever is in the hospital.
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Can you drink ginger ale with the stomach virus?
When people have stomach issues the BRAT diet is usually used.
B-banana
R-rice
A-applesauce
T-toast
But Ginger ale has long been one of the things people use to calm upset stomachs, it should be ok to drink but it is always best to ask your doctor.
If the cold doesn't cause a cold then what really causes a cold?
Viruses cause the common cold, usually the rhinovirus (up to 40% of colds), or Coronavirus (about 20%), but there are more than 200 viruses that can cause the common cold.
The idea that cold weather causes colds is a long held traditional concept from back before it was known that viruses existed or that they were the cause of the common cold. See the related question below for more information about why the cold and flu have a season that is during the cold weather in most places.
Does it have a choke? get it fixed.
Why it is important to correctly use and maintain equipement?
Well.....Using the equipment correctly lessens the possibility of injury or excessive wear on the equipment. You wouldn't use a common chain saw to cut a block of concrete...this would ruin the chain and bar. It might also burn up the clutch on the crankshaft. Using the proper tool for the job is important.
Maintaining the equipment is necessary if you want the equipment to continue running.
Car engines for example need an oil change every so often. This helps the engine run smoothly by lubricating the necessary parts. If you don't change the oil, it will slowly burn away until the engine seizes up and then it costs a lot to have it repaired.
Computers need occasional cleaning to get dust and sometimes pet hair out of cooling fans and heat sinks. Doing this helps the air flow over the components better allowing it to cool necessary parts properly. Most electronics don't like excessive heat.
I hope that helps answer your question.
How is fluid behind the ear treated?
Usually surfer's or divers get this from water from being that is forcefully push into the inner ear. if it occurs on one side, lying down with the clogged ear on bed will usually resolve the problem, ear drops can also help to loosen up wax . if still not resolved, you have to get it drained in doctors office. takes about one minute. If both ears are clogged, try drops. IF no results than again, get it drained by doctor.
Can you reuse an N95 face mask if using it to protect you from viruses?
Not if you are wearing it to protect you from viruses or other sub-microscopic pathogens or pollution/fumes. These N95 masks are more like respirators than a cloth or paper surgical mask. None of these should be reused when used for medical purposes, they should be thrown away after each use since they may harbor some of the filtered particles on the outside that could contaminate people or environments. They can not be washed for reuse, either, this will potentially deform or disintegrate the mask rendering it ineffective. N95 masks must also be medically fit to your face or they will not be effective. They are not recommended for children or those with beards or mustaches because that can allow gaps for particles to enter around the mask. See more in the related questions section.
How do you get rid of all germs on your body?
You don't. To do that would be to make something completely sterile, a concept incredibly hard to achieve in real life. Even the antibacterial soaps make claims to remove 99.9% of all germs. Guess what, that 0.1 percent is an incredible amount. Nearly one million bacteria cells can fit on the head of a pin. 0.1% of that number is still 1000 total bacteria. Not to mention that this thousand is now resistant to that antibiotic, and therefore potentially more dangerous.
Plus, many types of bacteria are good for you, such as the ones in your colon that help you digest food.
Anyway, you cannot rid yourself of all germs.
Does putting onions in your socks bring down a fever?
It worked for me when I was a little guy, The Doctor told my Mom to do it.
