Influenza trend this winter According to the National Influenza Center (updated February 12, 2023), there was a peak in influenza epidemic in December last year, after which the epidemic trend declined. However, the past weeks we have seen an increase of...
If you're sick with COVID, your symptoms can take longer to show up than the flu — about 2-14 days after you're exposed to the germ. Like a cold, COVID symptoms may also start out as mild, and then get worse over time. If you think you have COVID and notice any of the fol...
The majority of individuals has flu symptoms for about 1-2 weeks and then recovers with no problems. However, compared with most other viral respiratory infections, such as the common cold, influenza (flu) infection can cause a more severe illness with a mortality rate (death rate) of about...
Symptoms can range from mild to severe, sometimes leading to pneumonia, bronchitis, ear infections, and even death. In the 2023–2024 season, flu has resulted in*: *According to preliminary estimates of flu burden in the 2023-2024 season. Who is at risk? Everyone is at risk of catching...
Teen has hands, legs amputated after flu-like symptoms turn out to be rare infection Amid what his parents thought was a case of the flu, 14-year-old Mathias Uribe started to experience serious health complications due to a bacterial infection, which ultimately led to his amputations. ...
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Seasonal influenza and the common cold are both respiratory illnesses with overlapping symptoms. These illnesses, however, are caused by different viruses and frequently vary in severity. Coughs, colds, sore throat and flu affect each of us at some time or another. They are caused by infections...
Forget what you might have heard. You can’t get the flu from the flu vaccine. But you may have side effects that mimic cold or flu symptoms. Some of these are: Soreness or swelling where you got the shot Aching Nausea Slight fever ...
Joanna Lewis, PharmD, MBA, discusses practical considerations when selecting over-the-counter medications to treat common cough, cold and flu symptoms. This is a modal window. This video is either unavailable or not supported in this browser Error Code: MEDIA_ERR_SRC_NOT_SUPPORTED Technical ...
However, a second, highly contagious wave of influenza appeared with a vengeance in the fall of that same year. Victims died within hours or days of developing symptoms, their skin turning blue and their lungs filling with fluid that caused them to suffocate. In just one year, 1918, the av...