Re: [BigBrother_Survivor] New school closings, deaths reported as flu epidemic intensifies

 

Wow CG sorry to hear you and your husband were hit so hard with the flu! Glad you are both doing better! I got my flu shot from my Oncologist at my annual check up and so far so good. My husband works nights at Walmart so he is always exposed to all kinds of germs! He wears plastic gloves and uses Purrel on his hands all night!
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On Sat, 1/27/18, C G ceegee2006@yahoo.com [BigBrother_Survivor] <BigBrother_Survivor@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Subject: [BigBrother_Survivor] New school closings, deaths reported as flu epidemic intensifies
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Date: Saturday, January 27, 2018, 12:17 PM























 
I have never seen it this bad. Some of you already know this
but My hubby and I both had Influenza and pneumonia. 
There has been deaths in Nebraska and recent was a child
that was a twin.  This flu is not something to just
shrug off. My
hubby is 82 and has dementia so he wasnot able to determine
that he was as sick as he was.  We knew he was more
tired and had a bad cough and decreased eating. . Some of it
we chalked up to some of the dementia .First I was not feeling well for the 2 weeks I was
doing my kiosk but not bad enough to be bedridden.  So
when I came home the 28th of Dec I just was pooped which I
usually am after a 14 hour day  7 days a week for 16
days.  I went tot he ER Dec 31st as I just could not
breathe . There is was misdiagnosed as an asthma attack they
should have done blood work and an x-ray since influenza was
around but had scheduled an apt with my doctor for Jan
5th.  So then Jan 3rd  my hubby passed out and
ambulance was called . He almost died with influenza
pneumonia dehydration  . He was 6 days in ICU
and then transferred to a nursing home. He is slowly
improving.  But it is thought he may be in there
another couple weeks as they want him walking and not using
the oxygen ..  So if you are having coughing fever
chills breathing problems you may have influenza and yes HE
had the flu shot . I was scheduled to have mine at the apt I
had for the annual check up .I am now over it FINALLY !! 3
LONG weeks .
New
school closings, deaths reported as flu epidemic
intensifies KATIE
KINDELAN,Good
Morning America 16 hours ago School
closings in Florida and Oklahoma and the deaths of a
12-year-old Florida boy and 37-year-old Indiana woman, both
reportedly from influenza, are the latest signs of a growing
epidemic across the United States, experts say.Karlie
Illg Slaven, a mother of two, died Jan. 22, three days after
being diagnosed with the flu, her father told ABC Cincinnati affiliate
WCPO-TV.How to clean your house to help keep your
family safe from the flu7 things pediatricians want parents to know
about the flu epidemicSlaven started feeling ill after her children and
husband recovered from the flu, Karl Illg told
WCPO.Slaven,
who according to her dad did not get a flu shot, went to the
doctor twice before being admitted to the hospital's
intensive care unit, where she died."Eventually,
there was nothing else that could be done," Illg said.
"And we all were there, standing around her, and she left
about 6:30 in the morning."Dylan Winnik, a middle school student in Palm
Beach County, Florida, died Jan. 23 because of what family
members say was the flu..Palm
Beach County health officials have not confirmed the cause
of death, however, according to ABC Palm Beach affiliate
WPBF-TV."We
lost a wonderful 12-year-old boy," Mike Medwin, the
boyfriend of Dylan's mother, told the station. "[It's]
shocking. You get a call that he's passed. How the hell
does that happen?"The Florida Department of Health is reporting "above peak activity"
this year compared to previous flu seasons. The
panhandle region of North Florida is experiencing the
largest increases in flu activity, the agency
reported.One school district in Florida's panhandle,
Gulf District Schools, closed all its schools today because
of the "significant impact from influenza-like cases in
our school system."

Gulf County Schools @GulfCoSchools All Gulf District Schools will be closed
this Friday, January 26, 2018. Flu activity continues to be
on the rise and we are experiencing a significant impact
from influenza-like cases in our school system. For this
reason school will be canceled for Friday only!11:27 AM - Jan 24, 2018




So far 37 flu-related deaths in children
have been confirmed across the U.S. since Oct. 1, according to the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC). New York, Puerto Rico and
39 other states are experiencing high activity of
influenza-like illness, according to the CDC's most recent activity
report.Nearly 10 school districts in Oklahoma
have canceled classes for one to two days because of the
large number of flu-related student absences, ABC Oklahoma City affiliate KOCO-TV
reported.Meanwhile, as schools and families
struggle to fight the flu, the most well-known antiviral
treatment -- Tamiflu -- is in short supply."We're told that it was on back
order," Marissa Sgambati, a Florida woman in search of
Tamiflu for her daughter, told ABC Orlando affiliate
WFTV-TV. "It was just very
challenging."Walgreens, the national drugstore
chain, told ABC News the sudden surge in demand for Tamiflu
means some versions of the medication, or some dosages, may
be unavailable. The company also said it expects more
inventory to arrive in the coming days.Tamiflu, and its generic version,
oseltamivir, are "modestly effective" at treating
the flu but more effective when used to help prevent the
flu, according to ABC News chief medical correspondent Dr.
Jennifer Ashton. By
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Good Morning America
✔
@GMA Study links the flu with a higher risk
of a heart attack; majority of the cases are in older
adults. @DrJAshton
reports.6:20 AM - Jan 25, 2018
Ashton said it is simply
"not feasible" to expect everyone to take Tamiflu
for the entire flu season, which runs from October to around
May.People at higher risk for
complications from influenza – such as those younger than
5 (especially younger than 2) or older than 65, pregnant
woman and people with pre-existing conditions – are
recommended for an antiviral treatment for prevention of
flu, according to the
CDC.




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