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Key things to know about this flu season
NEW YORK (AP) — Some key things to know about the flu season: THE SITUATION: The annual flu season hit about a month early this year, and illness is now widespread in 47 states. Many cases are caused by a flu strain that tends to make people...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Fever, Drugs and Medicines, Vaccines, Headaches
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'Tis the season for the stomach flu to spread
KWCH 12 Eyewitness News‘Tis the season- the stomach virus is going around. The Sedgwick County Health Department says to watch out because it's highly contagious. “We got hit hard at home. Myself, my wife, and 4 kids. We all got it,” said Dandurand Drugs...Tags: Weather, Gastroenteritis, Fever, Weather Reports, Symptoms
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What's going around
lmatter@kspr.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- We are getting closer to a new year which means the actual flu season is right around the corner. The peak of flu season is January or February. But this year, the illness has made an earlier appearance -. One that is spreading...Tags: Fever, Flu, Symptoms, Flu Vaccine
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Dead birds test positive for West Nile virus in Santa Monica
L.A. NOWLos Angeles County health officials have issued a warning to Santa Monica residents after discovering two dead birds that tested positive for West Nile virus.... -
L.A. County reports five West Nile virus cases so far this year
L.A. NOWLos Angeles County has five reported cases of the West Nile virus, officials said, down from last year. On Thursday, officials issued a warning to Santa Monica residents after discovering two dead birds that tested positive for West Nile virus....... -
Typhus infections reported in Burbank, elsewhere in Valley
L.A. NOWThe Burbank Animal Shelter is advising people to take precautions against typhus fever amid reports the flea-borne disease had infected several people in the city and San Fernando Valley.... -
Ground squirrel tests positive for bubonic plague exposure
L.A. NOWA ground squirrel in the San Jacinto Mountains has tested positive for exposure to the bacteria that can cause bubonic plague, the first discovery of its kind in Riverside County in almost a decade.... -
Tuberculosis case at UMBC
Officials at the University of Maryland Baltimore County have a sent a letter to students and faculty confirming that someone on campus has been diagnosed with tuberculosis. The letter did not say if it was a student or faculty member who was infected...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Fever, Baltimore County, Lungs and Airways, Tuberculosis
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Legionnaires' disease linked to Chicago hotel
Tribune reporterThree cases of Legionnaires' disease have been linked to a downtown Chicago hotel, and public health officials and the hotel are reaching out to more than 8,000 people who stayed there to warn them of possible exposure. Guests who stayed at the...Tags: Respiratory Disease, Chest, Diseases and Illnesses, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Fever
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Glen Burnie High junior dies from meningitis-like symptoms
A junior at Glen Burnie High School in Anne Arundel County died Tuesday after becoming ill the day before with symptoms associated with bacterial meningitis, school officials said Wednesday. A letter was sent home to students' parents Wednesday...Tags: Family, Diseases and Illnesses, Fever, General Practitioners, Teaching and Learning
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Company recalls ground beef due to salmonella scare
Approximately 29,339 pounds of fresh ground beef products is being recalled by Cargill Meat Solutions because of possible Salmonella Enteritidis. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) made this...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Fever, Product Recalls, Salmonella Infection, Food Industry
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It's never too late to get a flu shot
The Kid's Doctorhttp://www.kidsdr.com It's never too late to get your flu shot. Those of us who opted for flu vaccine earlier this fall are hopefully already protected, and it looks like this year's vaccine is a good match for the three types of flu already circulating....Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Fever, Vaccines, Preventative Medicine, Flu Vaccine
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