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Category Archives: Influenza
Can the flu vaccine actually give you the flu?
It was a late day in September, (but early in the 2017-18 flu season) that I made the decision to go get a flu shot. I got it early for the reason that there had been reports of a variant … Continue reading
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Tagged flu shots, Forsythkid, immune system, Opinion
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Ten things you can do to avoid the flu!
Avoid crowded venues! Visits to grocery stores and shopping malls should be kept to a minimum. If you do venture out, try and go during the early morning hours when fewer people are out. Wash your hands! If everyone remembered … Continue reading
The flu got me!
After skating through the Holiday season pretty much unscathed, I had my comeuppance in mid January when I contracted the flu bug that’s really been going around this year! And no, I did not get a flu shot! I really … Continue reading
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Fluageddon: The coming killer epidemic!
<!–[if !mso]>st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } <![endif]–> In the fall of the year 1918, a bad and terrible flu swept over the planet killing more people in America than were killed in the last century of warfare combined. As many as 50 million … Continue reading
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Fluageddon: The coming killer epidemic!
In the fall of the year 1918, a bad and terrible flu swept over the planet killing more people in America than were killed in the last century of warfare combined. As many as 50 million worldwide died horrible deaths … Continue reading
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Tagged billions perish, Flu, fluageddon, Forsythkid, H1N1, H5N1, Influenza
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Tiny bugs at the grocery store. Watch out!
After the news about the flu bug being bad this season, I thought I’d focus on the local grocery store with an eye a hidden danger that lurks within. I’m talking about microbes, some of which can be dangerous should … Continue reading
The Cold and Flu season is upon us!
As the year 2011 comes to a grinding close, I have begun to focus on the year ahead and what that means. What is means is the start of the cold and flu season for a lot of us! That … Continue reading
Posted in Danomanno, Flu, Forsythkid, head colds, Influenza
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Highly infectious Avian Flu developed by scientists!
Let me see if I have the perfectly correct. A lab in Rotterdam Netherlands has developed ‘a man-made flu virus that could change world history if it were ever set free!’ Seems that scientists have managed to alter the avian … Continue reading
Posted in Breaking News, Danomanno, Editorial, Forsythkid, Health, Influenza
Tagged Avian flu, Pathogenic flu developed
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Contagion, the movie versus the real thing!
The movie Contagion has two plots in my view; first, a deadly virus comes on the scene that is transmitted indirectly by touching surfaces (known as fomite transmission) and second, the unfolding fear among people that races well ahead of … Continue reading
Posted in Danomanno, Editorial, Forsythkid, Health, Influenza
Tagged Bird Flu, Contagion movie, Swine Flu
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The day the super flu strikes.
With most of the national attention focused on job creation and the economy these days, it’s easy to see why not much press is being devoted to other issues. Among these would be the potential effects resulting from a virulent … Continue reading
Posted in Danomanno, Disease, Editorial, Forsythkid, Health, Influenza, Informational, Uncategorized
Tagged H5N1, Pandemic, Super Flu
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