’Tis the season for prevention (The Buffalo News)
Typically, influenza is transmitted from infected mammals through the air by coughs or sneezes, creating aerosols containing the virus, and from infected birds through their droppings. Influenza can also be transmitted by saliva, nasal secretions, feces and blood. Infections also occur through contact with these body fluids or with contaminated surfaces.
’Tis the season for prevention (The Buffalo News)
The flu has yet to arrive in Buffalo, but flu shot season is nearing its peak.
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Dramatic campaign to increase take-up of flu jabs (The Herald)
A graphic campaign to get patients with chronic illnesses to get the flu jab and avoid putting their lives at risk, was launched yesterday by the Scottish Government.
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Opinions: Op-Ed: Medical quacks: To them, Halloween is all year long (Stanford Daily)
Cold season is quickly approaching, and it’s about time to get that flu shot. Those of you who choose to receive this vaccination will probably make your way over to Vaden in the next few weeks or pay your primary care physician a visit over Thanksgiving break.
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Flu jab warning (St Albans Observer)
LOCAL doctors are warning that failing to get a preventative flu jab could be fatal. West Hertfordshire GP Mike Edwards said: "Many people think flu is like a bad cold, but it can be far more dangerous.
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One of America's Great Student Newspapers (The Pitt News)
(LATWP) Artificial illumination is fooling the body's biological clock into releasing key wakefulness hormones at the wrong times, contributing to seasonal fatigue and depression.
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Kids most likely to die due to lack of vaccination (West Salem Coulee News)
A new report issued Oct. 17 finds that major gaps exist in the pandemic flu preparations that have been going on for the past two years in the U.S., especially for children, the most likely vehicle for the spread of an outbreak.
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Senior center lists activities (The Sentinel)
The Shippensburg Senior Center, which meets in the Cleversburg Community Center at 56 Cleversburg Road, has planned a variety of events for the next month.
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Potential Flu Pandemic (Scoop.co.nz)
Warning that the H5N1 virus responsible for bird flu could still transform itself into the next human influenza pandemic, a senior United Nations specialist has stressed the need to ensure that the world can respond promptly and effectively in the case of an outbreak.
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Tackle planet's problems or humanity at risk, says UN (The Scotsman)
THE survival of humanity could be under threat by the failure to address global problems such as climate change, extinction of species and unsustainable development, a UN report warned yesterday.
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’Tis the season for prevention (The Buffalo News)
Influenza (say: in-floo-en-zah) is also called the flu. It's an infection that causes fever, chills, cough, body aches, headaches, and sometimes earaches or sinus problems. The flu is caused by the influenza virus (say: vy-rus). A virus is a microorganism (say: my-croh-or-gah-nih-zum), which means it's so small that you can't see it without a strong microscope.
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