CDC: New Respiratory Bug Has Killed 10 (The San Francisco Examiner)
babies and kids under age 5 people older than 50 adults and kids who have health problems, such as diabetes and asthma Anyone who's at risk of getting really sick needs to get a flu shot, or vaccine (say: vak-seen). People such as doctors and nurses also need the shot because they take care of sick people. It’s good for kids who are around older people and younger kids (like little brothers and sisters) to get the vaccine too.
CDC: New Respiratory Bug Has Killed 10 (The San Francisco Examiner)
(AP Photo/U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) This undated image, provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), shows an electron microscope view of the adenovirus, a common infection that can cause colds, pneumonia and other illness.
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CDC: New Respiratory Bug Has Killed 10 (The San Francisco Examiner)
(AP Photo/ San Antonio Express-News ) This undated photo shows Paige Renee Villers, 19, an airman in basic training at Lackland Air Force Base outside San Antonio, Texas, who died in August 2007 after becoming ill in May with a respiratory illness.
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Article History (The San Francisco Examiner)
ATLANTA ( Map , News ) - A mutated version of a common cold virus has caused 10 deaths in the last 18 months, U.S. health officials said Thursday.
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Annual Heartland Health Happening and Flu Shots Scheduled (The Prairie Advocate)
The Carroll County Farm Bureau Quality of Life Action Team has announced the date for the Annual Heartland Health Happening. The event will take place on Saturday, November 17th from 8:30 to 11 a.m. in the Naaman Diehl Auditorium at the Carroll County Farm Bureau building.
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Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Indiana Releases State Health Index (The San Francisco Examiner)
INDIANAPOLIS , Nov. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Indiana today launched its new State Health Index, a program that incorporates public health data to identify and help address major health issues in the state.
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Drug-resistant staph likely to strengthen (Baltimore Examiner)
A surprisingly common bacteria is becoming the new plague - with outbreaks among healthy teens and gym enthusiasts around the Baltimore region. The problem is only likely to get worse, doctors say, as the culprit, staphylococcus aureus, adapts to more forms of antibiotics.
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CDC: New Respiratory Bug Has Killed 10 (The San Francisco Examiner)
Healthy kids and adults can also get a flu shot, so they are less likely to get the flu. Flu vaccines are usually given in the fall, before flu season starts. Flu season means the months of the year when a lot of people have the flu and it's easy to catch it. It starts in November and usually ends in April.
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