Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Living with COVID: Experts divided on UK plan as cases soar
For many in the U.K., the pandemic may as well be over.
Apr 10, 2022
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News tagged with flu season
Vaccination
Flu vaccine no match for circulating variants this season
This season's flu shot offered virtually no protection against infection, a new government report shows.
Mar 11, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Respiratory infections like whooping cough and flu have plummeted amid COVID. But 'bounce back' is a worry
Public health measures to control COVID, including social distancing, masks, border closures and reduced international travel, have worked to reduce the impact of COVID.
Mar 01, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
A mild US flu season is waning, but is it really over?
This winter's mild flu season has faded to a trickle of cases in much of the U.S., but health officials aren't ready to call it over.
Feb 18, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Early flu peak puzzles scientists after last year's reprieve
The flu is back with case counts that look comparable to those that predate the pandemic, with one important distinction.
Feb 07, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Why taking fever-reducing meds and drinking fluids may not be the best way to treat flu and fever
As flu season progresses, so does the chorus of advice, professional and otherwise, to drink plenty of fluids and take fever-reducing medications, like acetaminophen, ibuprofen or aspirin.
Feb 02, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Spain leads calls for COVID-19 to be treated like flu
Spain is spearheading calls for governments to start tackling COVID-19 as any other endemic respiratory virus like seasonal flu, despite WHO opposition and warnings that the approach is premature.
Jan 20, 2022
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Pediatrics
CDC study shows power of flu vaccine for kids
(HealthDay)—Flu vaccines protect children against serious illness, even when the vaccine doesn't match the circulating flu virus, according to a new study that reinforces the importance of flu shots.
Jan 17, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Why are some viruses harmless and others deadly?
Viruses outnumber humans by about 400 trillion to one, and yet pandemics are rare. Why? Why do a few viruses inflict so much damage, when the vast majority are harmless or even helpful?
Jan 07, 2022
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Vaccination
Flu is making a comeback in US after an unusual year off
The U.S. flu season has arrived on schedule after taking a year off, with flu hospitalizations rising and two child deaths reported.
Dec 28, 2021
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Flu season
Flu season is a regularly re-occurring time period characterized by the prevalence of outbreaks of influenza. The season occurs during the cold half of the year in each hemisphere. Influenza activity can sometimes be predicted and even tracked geographically. While the beginning of major flu activity in each season varies by location, in any specific location these minor epidemics usually take about 3 weeks to peak and another 3 weeks to significantly diminish. Individual cases of the flu however, usually only last a few days. In some countries such as Japan and China, infected persons sometimes wear a surgical mask out of respect for others.
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