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Tag: influenza

shows a man sneezing, potentially spreading a respiratory virus. Flu symptoms include sneezing, cough, fever and aches.
Posted inInfectious Disease

Should I skip the Thanksgiving gathering if I feel sick?

by Rose Hoban November 23, 2022November 23, 2022

By Rose Hoban The number of travelers on the move for the Thanksgiving holiday is up with airports expected to screen as many as 2.5 million passengers nationwide today, and possibly surpass that number on Sunday, Nov. 27, according to the federal Transportation Security Administration. “We expect to be busier this year than last year […]

Shows a tiny baby with an IV and an oxygen tube taped to his face to relieve the symptoms of a respiratory virus. He's sucking on a pacifier.
Posted inChildren's Health

Hospitals are swamped with kids battling respiratory viruses that aren’t COVID

by Charlotte Ledger October 19, 2022November 13, 2022
Young white boy looks at a counter full of medicines to treat congestion, fever and other symptoms
Posted inChildren's Health

Congestion, fever and vomit… oh my! Other viruses are back.

by Taylor Knopf March 16, 2022March 16, 2022
shows a man sneezing, potentially spreading a respiratory virus. Flu symptoms include sneezing, cough, fever and aches.
Posted inPublic Health

Flu brings fear of ‘twindemic’ in NC

by Carolina Public Press December 18, 2021December 17, 2021
shows a man in a respirator helmet talking to a woman in a facemask in an intensive care unit where there have been many coronavirus or COVID patients.
Posted inInfectious Disease

New approaches to treating seriously ill COVID patients may persist beyond the pandemic

by Rose Hoban November 18, 2020January 27, 2021
Shows the windowed wall of an ICU room containing a COVID patient. You can only see the patient's feet. This could be someone with a disability.
Posted inInfectious Disease

‘Breakthrough finding’ points to why certain COVID patients die

by Kaiser Health News November 15, 2020January 27, 2021

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