14% of all Texas deaths related to flu — CDC

If you are sick, do not fall to the temptation of visiting the cafeteria.

In the United States, the flu season runs from October until the following May, peaking in February.

The Ste. Genevieve County Health Department reports confirmed flu cases to the state weekly.

Wondering if you have the flu?

Inflammation and the stress the flu puts on your body can lead to a greater risk of blood clots near your heart, study author Dr. Jeff Kwong told NPR.

“There is beginning to be a move from egg-based to a cell culture-based production system, which is in principle both faster and less likely to cause changes in the virus”, he added. Colds are usually milder than the flu.

Question: What are the symptoms of the flu? Common symptoms include a fever of 100° Fahrenheit, headache, fatigue, cough, muscle aches, sore throat and runny or stuffy nose. They specifically note that this is because people can’t work at full capacity when they’re ill, and that trying to push through an illness often just make the condition worse, resulting in even more time off. The flu has claimed the lives of seven Texas children in all.

In general, about a week. The infamous 1918 influenza pandemic infected approximately 500 million people worldwide and killed 50 to 100 million according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

Bellone: “We ask residents to obtain immunization against the flu to protect not only themselves but others”.

Benard and the CDC recommend that, if you are sick with a flu-like illness, you should stay home for at least 24 hours. In general, though, bathrooms were cleaner than many other places in the airport, probably because they’re regularly swabbed down.

“The vaccine is not as good of a match for that particular strain this year, so the virus can mutate and it can tend to have the vaccine be less effective and therefore more flu gets spread around”, Rubin said. Most insurance plans cover flu shots with no copay. Water is fine, but so are herbal teas, and electrolyte beverages. Be a couch potato. Children should avoid aspirin. After that, the anti-viral medication Tamiflu doesn’t work.

Antiviral drugs are a second line of defense to treat the flu if you get sick.

Children are at high risk for influenza complications – especially those younger than 2. The number for that week is expected to rise more reports are sent to the agency. Patients could have secondary bacterial pneumonia if they get better and then suddenly feel much worse.

Scientists measure the spread and severity of the flu by looking at the percentage of doctor’s visits that are for flu or flu-like illnesses.

Severe muscle pain and/or red urine.

Back pain or weak legs or feet.