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bwilliams181

MDCH - Transmission and Prevention of Influenza - 1 views

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  • close print view print friendly Transmission and Prevention of Influenza
  • viruses are spread when a person who has influenza coughs, sneezes, or speaks, releasing viruses into the air and other people inhale the viruses.
  • When these viruses enter the nose, throat, or lungs of a person, they begin to multiply, causing disease.
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  • The viruses can also be spread when a person touches a surface with flu viruses on it (for example, a door handle) and then touches his or her nose or mouth. 
  • A person who has the flu can spread viruses - that means they are contagious. Adults may be contagious from 1 day before feeling sick to up to 7 days after getting sick.
  • Children can be contagious for longer than 7 days. 
  • Avoid close contact with people who are sick.  When you are sick, keep your distance from others to protect them from getting sick, too. 
  • Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when coughing or sneezing, then put your used tissue in a wastebasket.  It may prevent those around you from getting sick. 
  • If you don't have a tissue, cough or sneeze into your upper sleeve, not your  hands.  Clean your hands after coughing or sneezing.  Clean your hands   Washing your hands often will help protect you from germs.  Wash with soap and water or clean with alcohol-based hand cleaner.  Keep alcohol-based hand sanitizers in your bag and car, when soap and water is not available.  Avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouth Germs are often spread when a person touches something that is contaminated with germs and then touches his or her eyes, nose, or mouth.  Stay home when you are sick  If possible, stay home from work, school, and errands when you are sick. You will help prevent others from catching your illness.   Practice healthy habits  Get regular exercise, enough rest, and eat healthy balanced meals.  Other habits for good health  3. Take flu antiviral drugs if your doctor recommends them. Four antiviral drugs (amantadine, rimantadine, zanamivir, and oseltamivir) can be used to prevent influenza. All of these medications are prescription drugs, and a doctor must be consulted before using them.  More Information  Smoking and Influenza  - Some studies show that smokers are more likely to get the flu, and there is a higher mortality rate from the flu among smokers than among nonsmokers.  Protecting Against the Flu: Advice for Caregivers of Children Less Than 6 Months Old - Because infants cannot get vaccine or antiviral drugs but are at higher risk for serious flu complications, protecting them from flu is especially important.  Cover your Cough - Flyers available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Vietnamese, Tagalog, Chinese, Hmong, and Khmer 
jtolercamien290

The Life Cycle Of The Flu (INFOGRAPHIC) - 3 views

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  • jtolercamien290 on 06 Sep 14
     
    While flu season in the U.S. is typically at its worst in January and February, the beginnings of the virus typically start to appear as early as October. While we wouldn't wish the misery of the flu -- read: sneezing, sore throat, fever and general ...
chris22

Montana DPHHS - Influenza - 0 views

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  • Influenza is a contagious, upper-respiratory disease caused by many different strains of influenza viruses.
  • real influenza can interfere with normal daily activities for as long as a week.
  • As many as 200,000 Americans are hospitalized because of it each year, and as many as 36,000 die of the disease or complications associated with it.
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  • Children under age 1, people 65 or older and people suffering from underlying medical conditions are at a higher risk of serious complications.
kgroves873

Arsenic exposure makes you more susceptible to influenza infections - NaturalNews.com - 0 views

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  • Arsenic, a known carcinogen and endocrine disruptor,
  • ommonly found contaminating water supplies across the world
  • ater to a maximum of 10 ppb,
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  • weak initial response to infection with the H1N1 flu strain.
  • "There was a massive infiltration of immune cells to the lungs and a massive inflammatory response, which led to bleeding and damage in the lung," Hamilton said.
  • esearchers exposed pregnant mice either to clean water or to water contaminated with 100 ppb of inorganic arsenic; after birth, the pups were given the same type of drinking water as their mothers. A week after birth, some of the pups were deliberately exposed to H3N1 influenza.
  • "This is a great study that advances the field,"
  • "We would like to combine arsenic exposure with repeated bacterial and viral infections to model the development of bronchiectasis throughout life," researcher Kathryn Ramsey said.
  • arsenic plays so much havoc with the immune system is its large-scale disruption of numerous hormone pathways.
kgroves873

Doctors routinely work when infected with influenza, infecting patients - NaturalNews.com - 0 views

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  • he research, led by Dr. Anupam Jena, a senior resident at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, found that half of 150 Illinois resident physicians said they had gone to work sick over the previous year. One in six reported to work three or more times, the survey found.
  • "They're less productive and more likely to make errors," Jena said. "And they can transmit the disease to somebody else."
  • Only last year, for instance, a doctor who came to work sick was responsible for launching a small outbreak of norovirus at Massachusetts General,
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  • "The main question is whether those policies are being enforced," Jena told Reuters Health.
  • Anyone who has ever been to med school or around a med school knows that physicians in training are more often than not treated like rented mules.
  • When residents fall sick, there are a large group of residents that can fill in," said Jena. "When you are in private practice and you become sick, you don't have a pool of physicians that you can draw on to cover for you."
  • n which 57 percent of residents said they had worked while sick," said the report.
gseiber103

Understanding Influenza - American Lung Association - 0 views

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  • Influenza (flu), also referred to as seasonal flu, is a highly contagious illness caused by the influenza virus.
  • spread easily from person to person, usually when an infected person coughs or sneezes.
  • different influenza virus fami­lies: A, B or C
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  • Influenza type A viruses can infect people, as well as birds, pigs, horses, and other animals
  • There are two subtypes of influenza A viruses found in and circulating among humans: regular H1N1 and H3N2. These two subtypes are included in the seasonal flu vaccine each year.
  • Influenza Type B viruses are usually found only in humans
  • Influenza B viruses can cause illness among humans, but in general are associated with less severe contagious disease than influenza A viruses.
  • Influenza Type C viruses cause mild illness in humans. Influenza C cases occur much less frequently than A and B and are not typically included in the seasonal flu vaccine
  • This new flu virus, also known as swine flu, is a subtype of influenza Type A. It has been spreading quickly around the world. It causes illness similar to seasonal flu.
  • Avian influenza, or bird flu, is also a subtype of influenza Type A viruses
  • Each year around 3,000 to 49,000 Americans die from flu and its complications. For healthy children and adults, influenza is typically a moderately severe illness.  Most people are back on their feet within a week.  Certain groups of people are more susceptible to complications related to the flu and are considered "high risk
  • highly contagious in birds, it does not usually infect humans
  • The best thing to do is to stay home and avoid contact with other people except to get medical care.
  •  If you are considered high risk, it is important to contact your health care provider right away. People at high risk are more likely to suffer from severe complications from the influenza virus.
  • Pneumonia is the most common serious complication of influenza
gseiber103

Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment - American Lung Association - 0 views

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English influenza flu hsa deflitch

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  • Influenza is a respiratory infection with symptoms that can affect the entire body.
  • Sudden onset of high fever Headache, muscle aches and joint pain Cough (usually dry) Chills Sore throat Nasal congestion and runny nose
  • A doctor's exam may be needed to tell whether you have developed the flu or a complication of the flu.
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  • At this time, two antiviral drugs are available: oseltamivir (trade name Tamiflu®), which comes in pill form, and zanamivir (trade name Relenza®), which is a powder that comes in an inhaler.
  • have been shown to reduce flu symptoms if started within a day or two of getting sick.
  • Anti-viral medicine is recommended for people with more severe illness
  • Treatment with anti-viral medicine is most important for people with suspected or confirmed influenza who are at higher risk for complications,
  • Children younger than 2 years old Adults 65 years and older Pregnant women People with certain chronic medical conditions, such as asthma or COPD, or with suppressed immune systems
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