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Tag: influenza

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

By Taylor Knopf As indoor mask mandates drop in some of North Carolina’s most populous counties and schools, other non-COVID viruses are likely to start cropping up.  We saw a similar trend in the summer of 2021. The U.S. saw a national spike in respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) as people got vaccinated and COVID restrictions […]

shows a man sneezing. 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
Editorial cartoon from the early 1900s shows a man with Spanish influenza sneezing, and people in front of him falling down sick.
Posted inChronic Disease

Historic Outbreak: Spanish Flu on NC Coast

by Coastal Review Online May 2, 2020May 1, 2020
State health Sec. Mandy Cohen stands with her head bowed before March 31 press briefing on coronavirus.
Posted inInfectious Disease

Coronavirus Today – April 1 – Managing limited PPE supplies, tracking the spread, face masks for healthy people

by Editor April 1, 2020April 14, 2021

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