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COLD AND FLU CARE
How Long Does the Flu Last?
How long does the flu last? Five to seven days, usually, but not for everyone. The flu shot may not prevent the flu, but it can make the shorter or less severe.
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INFECTIOUS DISEASE
Understanding Changing COVID Guidelines
CDC guidelines about COVID-19 have been revised several times. As new facts about the virus emerge, some experts differ about exactly what’s safe — or not.
Category,
COLD AND FLU CARE
What Is the Common Cold?
The common cold is caused by several different viruses, with symptoms that tend to go away within 10 days. They usually occur in the winter and spring.
Cold and Flu Season Center
Learn about symptoms, treatment, and prevention of colds and the flu during the fall and winter months, their busiest time of the year.
Infectious Disease Center
What is an infectious disease? Learn about diseases caused by bacteria, how long pink eye is contagious, how you get MRSA, and much more.
What Is Pneumonia?
What is pneumonia? When air sacs in your lungs fill with fluid, as the result of an infection, you have pneumonia. Usually a complication of the flu, severe cases can be life-threatening.
Symptoms of a Cold
Symptoms of a cold appear 1 to 3 days after exposure to a virus and vary from person to person. Here's a list of cold symptoms and solutions.
What Everyone Should Know Know About Measles
You and your children will be safe if you get the vaccine.
Should You Feed a Cold and Starve a Fever?
You can avoid the flu every year with one simple step: Get a flu vaccination.
The Flu Shot Is Even More Important This Year
The flu shot is an essential move to protect your respiratory system during the COVID-19 pandemic, but keep in mind the vaccine will not protect you against the coronavirus.
Hand Washing Helps Control Infection Outbreaks
Studies find it’s easier said than done, even among healthcare professionals.
What Is Whooping Cough?
Whooping cough (pertussis) is a contagious illness. It causes intense fits (paroxysms) of coughing. It mainly affects babies and young children.
A Simple Way to Keep the Flu Away
Unfortunately, some people think that getting a flu vaccine is too much trouble or costs too much. Or they are sure that a flu shot will make them sick or make them more likely to catch the flu.
How to Prevent the Spread of Infection in the Kitchen
What is strep throat? About a third of children with a sore throat have a strep infection. Rare in children younger than three, strep usually occurs between the ages of five and 15.
Where Germs Hide
Neckties and handbags carry more microbes than you might guess.
Home Remedies for Coughing
Try these home remedies for coughing, many of them probably in your kitchen. They are designed to soothe that nagging and persistent cough.