[ad_1] The most common symptoms include: high fever, runny nose, sore throat, muscle and joint pain, headache, coughing, and feeling tired. These symptoms typically begin two days after exposure to the virus and most last less than a week.But the dominant strain of flu there this season, H3N2, usually leads to more serious symptoms and […]
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[ad_1] When do you start feeling better with the flu? In general, healthy people usually get over a cold in 7 to 10 days. Flu symptoms, including fever, should go away after about 5 days, but you may still have a cough and feel weak a few days longer. All your symptoms should be gone […]
[ad_1] Can the coronavirus disease be transmitted through water? Drinking water is not transmitting COVID-19. And, if you swim in a swimming pool or in a pond, you cannot get COVID-19 through water. But what can happen, if you go to a swimming pool, which is crowded and if you are close to other the […]
[ad_1] What is the cost of influenza vaccine? The vaccine, that contains two subtypes of influenza A and two lineages of influenza B, is widely available in the private market, but it is not a part of the vaccines given under the national immunisation programme. It costs Rs 1,500-Rs2,000 for a single shot. How long […]
[ad_1] Is Spanish flu the same as Covid-19? The 1918 influenza affected less than half of the countries and the most vulnerable groups are healthy adults between the ages of 25 years and 40 years, while COVID-19 has affected nearly all countries and the most vulnerable group are adults above 65 years of age with […]
[ad_1] What antibiotics treat Haemophilus influenzae? An antibiotic, such as ceftriaxone, cefotaxime, or cefuroxime, is given. Other infections due to Haemophilus influenzae are treated with various antibiotics given by mouth. They include amoxicillin/clavulanate, azithromycin, cephalosporins, fluoroquinolones, and clarithromycin. How contagious is Haemophilus influenzae? Carriers of Hib are infectious as long as organisms are present in […]