Tips on Feeling Better during Cold and Flu
by: Barbara Camie The flu, which is a nickname for the influenza virus, starts suddenly and hits hard. Your fever may go as high as 40C (105F). You’ll probably feel weak and tired, and have a dry cough, a runny nose, chills, muscle aches, severe headache and a sore throat. The fever may last for […]
S-Korea Environment Ministry continues to ignore Norovirus
Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Sunday that as of May 10 there have been 111 cases of mass diarrhea so far this year, affecting 2,996 people. That is a figure eight times higher than the same period last year. This is major cause for concern because the summer season is ahead, when […]
Norovirus continues to spread in El Paso County
Norovirus is still making its way through nursing homes in El Paso County. The health department reports that 60 patients have fallen ill at four different homes this year. Norovirus has gained notoriety for sickening hundred of passengers aboard cruise ships. The health department warns that norovirus is highly contagious. “We hopefully will see things […]
FDA is Investigating Norovirus Outbreak Linked to Oysters
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is investigating an outbreak of norovirus-associated illness linked to eating raw oysters harvested from San Antonio Bay, Texas. FDA advises consumers to avoid eating raw oysters harvested from this area after Feb. 1, 2007, as a result of reports of illnesses in people who attended a Maryland event […]
Norovirus Outbreak Suspected at College
By The Associated Press – FLORHAM PARK, N.J. – Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Florham Park campus was recovering Monday from a suspected norovirus outbreak that has sickened at least 124 students, school officials said. Students began falling sick Thursday, university spokesman Art Petrosemolo said. Twenty students were treated at a hospital and released last week and […]
