Influenza (commonly called the "flu") is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses. On the average, more than 200, 000 people are hospitalized and 36,000 people die from seasonal flu complications.
Flu-like symptoms include fever, headache, extreme tiredness, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, body aches, diarrhea and vomiting (more common among children than adults).
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends you to take 3 action steps to protect against the flu.
#1 Take time to get vaccinated
The CDC recommends flu vaccination each year. Two kinds of flu vaccine are available, the flu shot (approved for use in people older than 6 months, including healthy people and people with chronic ...
As the kids go back to school at the end of this month, many of us are dreading exposing them to the H1N1 virus. In Clark County alone, there are more than 210 confirmed cases of H1N1 as of July 24, 2009. As we and the kids go back to school this month, here are more information about the H1N1 virus.
What is H1N1?
Novel influenza A H1N1 (swine flu) is a new flu virus of swine origin that was first detected in April, 2009. On June 11, 2009, the World Health Organization (WHO) raised the worldwide pandemic alert level to Phase 6 ...
There are a lot of things you can get out of an intimate relationship – human connection, understanding, love. But one thing you don’t want to get is a sexually transmitted disease (STD). STDs are caused by infections passed from one person to another through sexual contact and can be passed through oral, vaginal or anal sex. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that approximately 19 million new STD infections occur each year in the United States – almost half of them among young people 15-24 years of age. In addition to youth, women ...
Before you go swimming this season, proteect yourself and your family from Recreational Water Illnesses (RWIs)
Swimming season is upon us. The skies are blue, and warm weather has returned. It’s time to break out the swim suits, lather on the sunscreen, and head to the local pool. Swimming and other water-related activities such as water skiing and boating are excellent ways to spend leisure time and to engage in physical activity. However, it is important for everyone to follow basic guidelines to prevent Recreational Water Illnesses (RWIs).
RWIs are illnesses that are spread by swallowing, breathing in the vapors of, or having contact with contaminated water. Although most ...
