Cold and Flu

11/19/18 By Safetec

Work: A Bacterial Breeding Ground

How many times have you felt sick, but came into work anyway because you feared you would anger your boss or let your co-workers down. Because of actions like this and the high traffic of…
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10/22/18 By Safetec

The Flu; Minor Inconvenience or Deadly Disease

For most people, it is easy to forget about the flu when scares about different diseases are plastered all over the news media. However, the flu remains one of the most deadly diseases to ravage…
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10/17/18 By Safetec

To Work or Not to Work

How many times have you dragged yourself to work with a cold or the flu? Your joints ache, you have a fever, and your nose won’t stop running, but you have a deadline, so in…
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09/10/18 By Safetec

Did You Get Your Flu Shot Last Year?

Last year was one of the worst flu seasons in years with thousands of Americans dying from influenza or pneumonia. 100 years ago was the pandemic of 1918 and it claimed the lives of 670,000…
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09/05/18 By Safetec

100 Year Anniversary of the 1918 Influenza Pandemic

One hundred years ago the most severe pandemic in recent history swept the nation, the 1918 Influenza Pandemic. This pandemic led to the death of 50 million people worldwide and 675,000 Americans. It was caused…
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08/22/18 By Lindsey McCarthy

How To Prevent Illness in Schools

There are a couple of different strategies we can take to keep students and teachers healthy during the school year. These strategies may include frequent hand washing, proper vaccination, and cleaning and disinfecting surfaces that…
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08/15/18 By Lindsey McCarthy

2018 School Flu Prevention

The 17-18 influenza virus became widespread throughout the United States during January 2018. This past flu season caught many people off guard because the flu vaccine wasn’t effective against this year strain. One of the…
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05/23/18 By Lindsey McCarthy

Is It A Cold Or Seasonal Allergies?

With the seasons changing, there is always the question whether our symptoms of a cold are from a virus or if they are allergies. This is a common mistake because a cold and allergies have…
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05/03/18 By Lindsey McCarthy

What You Need To Know Every Flu Season

When it comes to the flu, it feels like the season never ends—or at least it gets longer and longer every year. And the flu virus is a tricky one: Scientists are never quite sure…
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03/21/18 By Lindsey McCarthy

No One Is Safe From The Flu

One might think because they got the flu once already this season that they are in the clear. But that isn’t quite the case for this year. There are two types of flu circulating, flu…
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03/07/18 By Lindsey McCarthy

History of Influenza: How Far Back Does It Go?

There have been many pandemics of the flu in the recent past. But how far back can we track influenza? Since the symptoms of the flu are similar to other respiratory diseases, it is hard…
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03/01/18 By Lindsey McCarthy

How Did the Flu Impact the Winter Olympics?

According to the CDC, the flu is now an epidemic. This season’s flu was just as bad as the swine flu epidemic nine years ago. But how far is the flu spreading? There are reports…
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