Influenza Virus Symptoms

Focusing on what you can do to keep kids healthier during cold and flu season is paramount as it can be frustrating for children and working parents when a child is unable to attend childcare or school because of an illness. Source: Getty Images. If you have younger children, you may feel like the kids are constantly trading one illness for another this time of year. Now that fall is winding down, we've begun to usher in "respiratory season," with many viruses peaking in activity from December through May. "We're definitely beginning to see more illnesses," says Dr. Chelsea Weiland, a family physician at UCHealth Family Medicine – Greeley. "It can be frustrating and even exhausting for working parents when one or more child is sick at home, unable to attend childcare or school." Focusing on what you can do to keep kids healthier during cold and flu season is paramount. The best illness, after all, is the one no one gets. That old adage about ...

PA Media A second outbreak of bird flu has been found on commercial premises in Norfolk. The H5N1 virus was discovered near King's Lynn, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said. The virus is highly contagious and can destroy poultry flocks. Temporary control zones of 3km (1.9miles) and a 10km (six miles) surveillance zone have been placed around the affected sites. Co-ordinates given by Defra locate the outbreak at a farm in Pentney. A previous case of bird flu was found amongst poultry in Holkham. Two cases of avian flu were found in Essex last month. Defra The UK is facing its largest ever outbreak of the H5N1 virus - with more than 60 cases confirmed since the start of November. An Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ) has been in place across the UK since 3 November. The order means bird keepers need to follow strict biosecurity measures to protect their flocks and help prevent disease spread to wild birds. Officials said the risk to human health wa...

A group of city workers are organizing to fight Mayor Michelle Wu's vaccine mandate, announced last week, which removes the option for city workers to get regularly tested instead of getting vaccinated against COVID-19, unless they qualify for a medical or religious exemption. Approximately 2,300 city employees and contractors are out of compliance and face termination unless they present proof of vaccination by Jan. 15, according to a spokesperson from Wu's administration. Proof of a second dose will be required by Feb. 15. "They really have removed choice. It's either do what we say, or we'll make you do it," said Shana Cottone, a Boston Police sergeant and president of Boston First Responders United, a grassroots group of city employees formed in July of last year. "If you don't do it, we will take everything away from you, and we will ruin you so that you are nothing." Cottone's group is in the preliminary stages of preparing a legal chal...

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KENNETT SQUARE — LCH Health and Community Services, a community health center that serves more than 8,000 patients in southern Chester County, was recently recognized by the National Committee for Quality Assurance, or NCQA, as a 2021 Patient Centered Medical Home. According to NCQA's website, there are five core competencies to being a Patient Centered Medical Home: • Comprehensive Care: Meeting a patient's physical and mental health care needs through a team-based approach to care. • A Patient-Centered Approach: Delivering care that is oriented towards the whole person, with an understanding of and respect for culture, unique needs, preferences, and values. • Coordinated Care: Navigating patient care across all elements of the health care system, such as specialty care, hospitals, home health care, and community services. • Accessibility of Services: Making care accessible by minimizing wait times, enhanced office hours, and after-hours access to providers through phone...

Cats, like all other domesticated animals, are susceptible to the unpleasant fungal infection of the skin, hair and nails known as ringworm. However, there are common misconceptions about the condition, as the rash is not triggered by a worm, and the infected areas are not always ring-shaped, leaving some cat owners a little confused. Read on to learn more about ringworm in cats and some of the best ways to cure the complaint. What Is Ringworm? Ginger cat relaxing on couch in living room. Cats, like all other domesticated animals, are susceptible to the unpleasant fungal infection of the skin, hair and nails known as ringworm Maryviolet/Getty Images Teresa Keiger, Creative Director of The Cat Fanciers' Association, tells Newsweek ringworm is a common fungus and found on both humans and animals. She says: "In humans, it's usually found as athlete's foot, jock itch, or ringworm. Like any fungus, ringworm spreads by releasing spores, making it easily transmissibl...

Preliminary data from the CDC shows that flu vaccinations are down among pregnant women and children. Flu activity appears to be on the rise in the United States. The influenza A strain (H3N2) appears to be making up most of the flu cases. The flu is finally starting to make a comeback after a historically quiet 2020-2021 influenza season. Though flu activity is low in much of the country, the United States is currently seeing more flu activity than it did during all of last season. The bulk of cases can be traced back to Influenza A (H3N2), a strain often associated with more severe flu seasons, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). New Mexico is seeing high flu activity , while Georgia and Rhode Island are seeing moderate flu activity. According to the Walgreens Flu Index, which attempts to monitor flu activity through antiviral prescription data, nationwide activity is currently 192 percent higher than it was at this time last year — though activity is ...

By Lucy Tomeka We have reached a point in this pandemic that we as the public wonder what would have happened had the Spanish flu outbreak occurred during an internet ridden era. Would we have panicked and crossed each other out as much as we do now? Covid-19 has been nothing but a rollercoaster of panic attacks amid restrictions and amended regulations. Like any other virus, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), fondly known now as Covid-19 was also prone to mutations. We've seen the rise and fall of a variety of flu types, some of which were restricted to specific places and never really raised much of an eyebrow because the powers that be were not directly affected. Respiratory pandemics over the years Advertisement 1. Asiatic flu The 1889–1890 pandemic, often referred to as the Asiatic flu or Russian flu, killed about 1 million people out of a world population of about 1.5 billion. It was the last great pandemic of the 19th ...

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Preliminary data from the CDC shows that flu vaccinations are down among pregnant women and children. Flu activity appears to be on the rise in the United States. The influenza A strain (H3N2) appears to be making up most of the flu cases. The flu is finally starting to make a comeback after a historically quiet 2020-2021 influenza season. Though flu activity is low in much of the country, the United States is currently seeing more flu activity than it did during all of last season. The bulk of cases can be traced back to Influenza A (H3N2), a strain often associated with more severe flu seasons, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). New Mexico is seeing high flu activity , while Georgia and Rhode Island are seeing moderate flu activity. According to the Walgreens Flu Index, which attempts to monitor flu activity through antiviral prescription data, nationwide activity is currently 192 percent higher than it was at this time last year — though activity is ...

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Safety and immunogenicity of an MF59-adjuvanted spike glycoprotein-clamp vaccine for SARS-CoV-2: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 1 trial    The Lancet

Show Caption Hide Caption President Biden reveals the source of his cold President Biden addressed how he's confident he doesn't have COVID-19 and who passed him the cold. STAFF VIDEO, USA TODAY The common cold made an early appearance this summer with an unprecedented uptick of respiratory viruses. Since then, health care providers say cases haven't slowed down. "You should never underestimate the repertoire and timing of viruses because they're always around," said Dr. Len Horovitz, internist and pulmonary specialist at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City. "I'm seeing just as many colds as I saw this summer, that's not dying." Although milder than a typical pre-pandemic winter, the colder months haven't stopped seasonal viruses like the flu from joining SARS-COV-2 – the virus that causes COVID-19 – ...

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Tyson Bottenus once captained an 80-foot schooner called the Aquidneck . He sailed tourists off the coast of Newport, R.I., discussing the area's history and sites. In January 2018, he had finished another season at the schooner's helm and had recently gotten engaged to his partner of many years, Liza Burkin. To celebrate, the couple, avid cyclists who've ridden through New Zealand and Japan, set off for a bike tour of Costa Rica. "We were on this very, very dusty road for a long time," Bottenus remembers of a ride to Montezuma on the Nicoya Peninsula. "It was a dirty, sandy, hard-packed road." While going downhill, Bottenus crashed, badly scraping his elbow. The next morning, a doctor spent about an hour picking out little rocks and cleaning dirt from the wound before she bandaged it up. The injury kept him from swimming but otherwise didn't disrupt the trip. About a month after returning to Rhode Island, Bottenus started having head...

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SUMMIT, N.J. , Dec. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Seqirus, a global leader in influenza prevention and a business of CSL Limited (ASX:CSL), today announced new real-world evidence (RWE) supporting the relative effectiveness of FLUAD ® (Influenza Vaccine, Adjuvanted), its adjuvanted trivalent vaccine (aTIV), compared with standard-dose, non-adjuvanted trivalent influenza vaccine (TIV) and standard-dose quadrivalent influenza vaccine (QIV) in reducing influenza-related outcomes over 18 influenza seasons in Italy . 1 Additionally, two studies demonstrated the cost effectiveness of FLUAD ® QUADRIVALENT (Influenza Vaccine, Adjuvanted), its adjuvanted quadrivalent seasonal influenza vaccine (aQIV) in Spain and France . 2,3 These data were presented at the European Scientific Working Group on Influenza (ESWI) 8 th Virtual Conference held from December 4-7, 2021 . An adjuvant, such as MF59 ® , is designed to help boost the immune response to influenza vaccination in adults aged 65 years and...