Cold and Flu

While it's possible to catch a cold from touching surfaces contaminated with the virus, the primary transmission method is through respiratory droplets from an infected person's coughs or sneezes. Drinking from an infected glass could pose a risk if the glass has residual saliva containing the virus, but the risk is relatively low. Good hygiene practices, such as not sharing glasses and washing them properly, can help reduce the likelihood of infection. Overall, colds are more commonly spread through direct person-to-person contact.

UPDATE: No, as of August 10, 2010, the pandemic was declared by the World Health Organization (WHO) to be in the Post Pandemic Phase.

Yes, the spread that began in late March 2009, continues with widespread outbreaks in multiple areas of the world and this means that the pandemic phase is still in effect.

The World Health Organization (WHO) continues to monitor the pandemic and has been since before they declared this to have met the criteria to be called a pandemic in June 2009. To be considered a pandemic, there needs to be rapid spread of a communicable disease, such as the flu, across large areas of the world such as across continents, or, as is the case of the 2009 A-H1N1/09 pandemic, a spread world-wide.

The WHO has not yet seen the indicators to show that we are approaching the post pandemic phase, so it is still officially considered a pandemic as of mid December 2009. There are predictions among scientists that we may even see a third wave of the spread starting again around the first of the year of 2010.

Luckily, this particular virus has not been as virulent as was feared, so the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are still calling it a Category 1 pandemic in their system to categorize pandemics according to their severity of morbidity and mortality.

The CDC system assigns the category level (Category 1 through 5) based on the Case Fatality Ratio (CFR), the percentage of fatalities compared to the number of cases. The system is defined by the CDC as follows:

"Category........CFR....................Example(s)

1.................less than 0.1%.......Current Swine Flu Pandemic (similar CFR to seasonal flu)

2.................0.1% to 0.5%.........Asian Flu and Hong Kong Flu

3.................0.5% to 1%............N./A

4.................1% to 2%...............N/A

5.................2% or higher..........Spanish flu"

H1N1's DNA is composed of splices from such disparate animals in such far ranging locations, that the odds of them ever coming together naturally in the H1N1 configuration is astronomical. There must have been a creator. Logical conclusion: H1N1 swine flu was spliced together in some laboratory or laboratories. The most nagging question then becomes, In who's laboratory/ies was it fabricated? The next question is, What do they know now that they didn't know before they released it in Mexico?

OF COURSE YOU WOULD! Um. Not Really. The News Braodcast Said You Shouldnt be Alarmed At All I dont know. i really hope i dont get it No Its no different from the normal flu I should know my grandpa works at the CDC So its just like the flu but from Mexico

Anything over a hundred and one in an adult would be worth calling your doctor about. Children and the elderly have different tolerances for fevers but again anything over 101 degrees F and it's time to start making calls.

If you are talking about a steam bath where the room temperature is high, then

you do not want to add more heat and add to the risk of increasing the fever. The same is true for hot baths, hot tubs, whirlpool spas, or showers. Being immersed in the heat is not a good thing with a fever and can be especially bad for the elderly, babies, and small children.

Increased humidity in the air can be good for other symptoms that might be present if the fever is caused by a cold or flu or sinus infection, so a cool air vaporizer/humidifier is good for this, and/or use of saline nasal spray (available at drug stores over the counter). A pan of hot water can be used to increase the humidity to sinuses, nasal passages and respiratory system if you drape your head completely with a towel or blanket with the hot water under it with you and breathe deeply.

There is no cure for the flu. You can take a shot prior which may prevent or medicate the symptoms only.

Tylenol 3 (more of an allergy pill), phernegian, or promethazine. Its the only names i know of

yes

No memory cells can be called upon, so adequate response is slow.

That can be a sign of an upper respiratory infection-if it persists for several days. Take the dog to the vet, he probably needs antibiotics.

No, not really. Tamiflu is an antiviral medicine that is given to help reduce the duration and lessen the severity of symptoms in influenza and other viral infections. It is not made to be a good cough medicine although it will eventually help you get over the flu and stop coughing. A good medicine for a cough from the flu is called guaifenesin, you will find it in Over The Counter cough medicines like Robitussin (and its generic equivalents). It is also the active ingredient in Mucinex which will also help control cough from influenza.

Yes, common household cleansers and disinfectants can be used, as long as you read the label to be sure they list that they are effective against "Type A Influenza Viruses". You can also spray with household bleach solutions. See the related links below in the links section for more information about cleaning products from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

9 year olds can survive up to 93 degrees celsius at 10% humidity like in a sauna but at 90% humidity the 9 year old would perish shortly after it reaches 47 degrees Celsius.

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It is better to wait until you are over symptoms like that.

Several reasons come to mind. If you are ill, you need to be home, resting, drinking fluids, and getting better. If you are ill, and if you have a fever, they won't give you the vaccination. If you are ill you could be infecting many many people by being out in public spreading the germs.

It could be from cigarette or marijuana smoking or, in a worse case scenario, it could be blood in the mucous. A doctor's examination is warranted in either case.

A cold gets worse during the night because your laying down and gravity is not in your favor.

Avian Flu is caused by the virus like Flu virus in man. This virus has evolved with birds.

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• and relax to stop swealing

All three of those infectious diseases are caused by viruses. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is the name of the virus that causes AIDS. The common cold is 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. Viruses also cause the flu, there are three types of human influenza viruses, Types A, B and C and many subtypes and strains of each of those types.

Coughing after periods of rest could be heart-related. See your vet now.

You are most likely to get a cold if someone sneezes or coughs over you or near you. To avoid the spread this way, you need to stay at least a 6 foot diameter distance from the person. Cold viruses are in the air on respiratory droplets for a short time after a cough or sneeze. Although they can travel in the air for only a matter of seconds and for only about a six foot diameter around the person who coughed or sneezed before they drop out of the air onto surrounding surfaces, that is still one of the most common ways to catch a cold.

So, being in a crowded public area where you can not stay at least six feet away from others is one of the most likely ways to catch a cold, besides direct contact with the person who has a cold (shaking hands, touching their skin, sharing eating utensils or kissing) or contact with things they have just contaminated.

You can also catch a cold from someone else by touching their mucous membranes or picking up respiratory droplets on your hands that have been ejected with a cough or sneeze and then touching your own nose, eyes or mouth, even hours later. Keep your hands washed frequently and avoid touching your face, especially the mucous membranes of the eyes, nose and mouth, and you will more likely stay cold-free.

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You can also pick up viruses by touching somewhere a sneeze or cough has touched, e.g., a sick person's hands or used tissues or a nearby counter top or phone. Colds are spread when the viruses enter the body through mucous membranes, typically of the eyes, nose, and mouth. Any transfer of body fluids between an infected person and a healthy person (e.g. a sneeze, a kiss, a shared beverage) can spread a cold. Also, a person with a cold can contaminate a surface such as a table, phone or doorknob with her hands. If a healthy person touches that contaminated doorknob and then rubs her eyes or nose or eats with her hands, she can get the cold. For this reason, regular and thorough hand washing is recommended especially during cold and flu seasons, see the related question below on how to properly wash your hands to remove germs.

You can spread a cold by going to school or work or out in public when sick. It is best to stay home and rest to get well, rather than take the virus in public and make others sick, too.

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So many that they literally told doctors and hospitals to stop reporting cases.