Flu symptoms Archive
08 Feb 2015
CDC recommended antiviral medications in treating the flu
The last report of CDC, about the effectiveness of the influenza vaccine during this flu season from January 16 reported that the influenza vaccine for the 2014/2015 flu season has efficiency only 23% for all age groups. One factor that determines how well a flu vaccine works is the similarity between the flu viruses used
26 Jan 2015
Swine flu symptoms
There are many symptoms of H1N1 virus. It is one of the scariest health related problems during the winter season. It is a new strain of the common seasonal flu and so many people are scared to think about yet another type of flu. If you know what to expect from this flu, you can
24 Jan 2015
Flu Symptoms in Children
Lately there has been much talk about a new type of flu called the swine flu or H1N1. The swine flu affects the same high risk groups as the seasonal flu. If you have a baby our child under the age of nine, the swine flu or the seasonal flu could turn serious for them
19 Jan 2015
Preventing flu and stop it.
What is flu? The medical term is Influenza and is worldwide spread disease, better known as flu. Some say it is the modern plague of humanity and millions of people get it every year. It is an infection of the respiratory tract. Flu’s outbreak is during the winter season, from the late autumn to the
14 Jan 2015
Swine Flu Symptoms and Signs
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13 Jan 2015
What causes the flu and how do we treat it?
What is Flu? Flu is an acute febrile illness caused by the flu virus. The medical term is Influenza and is highly contagious. Flu infects the respiratory tract and must be treated before complications begin to appear. There are many ways to get infected. You get infected when an infected person sneezes or coughs near
04 Jan 2015
Flu epidemic declared in USA. The flu vaccine is ineffective.
Influenza in the United States officially reached epidemic levels, with active widespread in 35 states and 15 deaths. According to the Center for control and prevention of diseases, flu season this year will be very heavy. Experts warn that although the United States each year have a flu epidemic, this year the situation may worsen, since
30 Dec 2014
How effective is the flu vaccine during flu season 2014 – 2015
If you cough, sniffle, upset stomach, fever and other flu like symptomsBetween December 13th to the 20th, the number of confirmed flu cases New York State increased 154%. Normally the effectiveness of the influenza vaccine is how 66%. This means that two thirds of vaccinated people do not get sick from the flu during flu
20 Dec 2014
Flu season 2014-2015 begun in USA! Already there are deaths.
The latest report of CDC monitoring flu season 2014-2015 shows that in the US flu season has begun. Already has information on hospitalized cases with flu symptoms, as well as deaths due to influenza complications. Influenza activity is expected to increase in the coming weeks. As usual CDC recommends that all citizens over the age
10 Dec 2014
Most importantly for flu symptoms and rapid healing
The flu is a highly contagious viral disease that affects the respiratory tract. Every year, flu sick about 10-15% of the population. Flu decimating regardless of age, as particularly susceptible to it are older than 65 years, children under 4 years of age, the chronically ill, people with suppressed immunity and pregnant. 90% of lethality