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Blog Roundup: Are You Ready for the Flu Season?
See what some Patch bloggers are saying this week.
Patch bloggers take time out of their busy days to let you know about some things going on in their neck of the woods. Here, we've gathered what a few of them from around the area had to say. (If you'd like to start your own blog on Patch, click on the Blogs tab at the top of this page and then click on "Start your own Blog")
Are You Ready for the Flu Season?
Flu season has begun, which reminds us of the need for a flu shot to prevent the sometimes-severe illness that feels awful and–for vulnerable patients like children and the elderly–can be life-threatening.
Influenza (“the flu”) is a highly contagious viral infection of respiratory tract. If you get a sudden fever with muscle aches, sore throat and a nonproductive cough (that is, a cough that doesn’t produce phlegm), it’s probably the flu.
Should Pregnant Women Get the Flu Shot?It is time to bring up the flu vaccine again! October is the start of the flu season, and it can run all the way into the spring. The flu vaccines are available now, and remember, it takes about two weeks to produce the protective antibodies after receiving the vaccine.
Pregnant women who get the flu have an increased risk to develop serious complications from the infection, resulting in hospitalizations.
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