“Overall, you can be contagious or were contagious the day before you noticed any symptoms. You still can spread the flu for about a week after you started feeling sick or as long as you have symptoms,” said Rachel N. Alexander, APRN, nurse practitioner with Norton eCare. After symptoms...
I wasn't crazy after all and after being brushed off by so many docs telling me it was in my head, I actually found relief in the diagnosis. It was like prior docs (for 15+ years!!) thought that I wanted to be this sick all of the time. crazy...but I digress. My question ...
After not knowing how many COVID-19 cases were going unreported in spring 2020, we were then asking how many people lacked the tests they needed. Even now, two years into the pandemic, this is still a challenge because the U.S. does not provide demographic data on testing, Murray said....
is not feeling well. Other than being vaccinated, is there anything else I can do to stay safe? Vaccination is the single best preventative strategy in avoiding the measles. As is the case for all contagious infections, proper hygiene practices, self-isolation while sick and...
Upon arrival at the celebration site, warm greetings were the usual protocol, accented by brief chats focused on catching up after the restricted covid years. Everyone looked good. “Aging” diplomatically described as getting older didn‘t seem to mar the sparkle in everyone’s eyes and the ...
trips to the ER. I’m astonished that even with a precaution that was given 30 days before Christmas, people [chose] to disregard warnings. It reads as complete selfishness and it’s a slap in the face to the people I personally know whose lives have been affected by COVID,” she ...
there is a lot of uncertainty out there. The Delta variant of COVID-19 is still raging, and more musicians are postponing concert dates or canceling tours altogether. Styx are taking the cautiously optimistic approach. Gowan, in particular, seems to be a changed man after these past two year...
For people who get sick with Covid-19, symptoms can take up to two weeks to appear, but the average time is about five days, Walensky said. “It’s generally thought that you’re most infectious the two days before that day and the two days after that,” she said. One reason wh...
Another analysis found that people who had three doses of COVID vaccines were much less likely to have long COVID than those who were unvaccinated. (A caveat, however, is that those with three doses might have taken additional measures to avoid infections than those who chose to go without...
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced New Zealand will remain at the red traffic light setting, but otherpublic health mandatescreated to control COVID-19 will still be lifted, contributing to the sense that there's light at the end of the tunnel after two years. ...