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 How You Can Prevent The Flu
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With flu season in full swing, the Center for Disease Control says the chances of catching the flu are rising. NBC News¡¯ Dr. John Torres reports on which states are seeing the highest levels of activity and what steps you can take to percent the illness.

 

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Reporter: IT¡¯S OFFICIALLY FLU SEASON AND THE FLU IS WIDESPREAD IN FIVE STATES AND LAST YEAR AT THIS POINT IT WASN¡¯T WIDESPREAD ANYWHEREE. DR. JOHN TORRES IS HELPING US STAY HEALTHY. DR. JOHN, WHAT IS GOING ON? WHY DO WE HAVE TO GET FLU THIS YEAR? Dr. Torres: SO, ONE OF THE BIGGEST ISSUES IS STARTED A LOT EARLIER THAN WE THOUGHT IT WOULD HAPPEN. IT GOES THROUGH FEBRUARY TIME FRAME AND USUALLY IT¡¯S TYPE "A." THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF VIRUSES. TYPE "A" WE GOT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR AND "B" COMES IN LATER. THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED LAST YEAR. WE HAVE TO DIFFERENT PICKS "B" BEING THE LAST ONE. THE PROBLEM IS, "B" IS THE MORE AGGRESSIVE OF THE VIRUSES AND THAT¡¯S WHAT WE¡¯RE SEEING LITE NOW. THE CDC CAME OUT WITH SOME INFORMATION THAT¡¯S SEVEN STATES AND FIVE PEDIATRIC DEATHS SO FAR. EACH YEAR, IT¡¯S OFFICIALLY THE SEASON. MAKE SURE YOU GET VACCINATED. Reporter: ALL RIGHT, IT SOUNDS BAD. IS THERE ANYTHING -- THEY SAY TO GET VACCINATED. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU CAN DO BESIDES GETTING A FLU SHOT? OR IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU CAN RECOMMEND? Dr. Torres: BESIDES THE BORING THINGS, WASH YOUR HANDS, COVER UP WHEN YOU COUGH OR SNEEZE, EAT A HEALTHY DIET. IF YOU SMOKE TRY TO QUIT SMOKING. IF YOU ARE A VAPER, TRY TO QUIT VAPING. BUT THE OTHER IMPORTANT THING IS, IF YOU HAVE A FEVER, MEANING IT¡¯S ABOVE 100 THEN YOU NEED TO STAY HOME BECAUSE WHAT HAPPENS IS PEOPLE TEND TO GO TO WORK BECAUSE THEIR WORK DOESN¡¯T LET THEM OFF. THEY END UP GETTING EVERYBODY ELSE SICK SO QUARANTINE YOURSELF. TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF AN AND KEEP EVERYBODY ELSE HEALTHY. Reporter: CAN YOU REMIND US WHAT WE SHOULD WATCH OUT? BECAUSE YOU CAN HEAR ALL THE TIME IN THE WINTER, RIGHT -- I DON'T KNOW I THINK I MIGHT HAVE THE FLU BUT PEOPLE AREN¡¯T SURE. Dr. Torres: IT¡¯S FUNNY, IF YOU HAVE TO ASK THAT QUESTION, YOU NEVER HAD THE FLU BECAUSE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE COLD AND THE FLU YOU CAN SEE ON THE GRAPHIC HERE IS THE MAIN THING ARE THE SYMPTOM ON SETS. WITH THE COLD IT COMES ON GRADUALLY, AND PEOPLE WITH THE FLU, I HAVE HAD IT TWICE, IT¡¯S LIKE SOMEBODY TURNED ON A SWITCH. YOU GO FROM -- YOU CAN¡¯T GET OUT OF BED. YOU GET THE FEVER WITH THE FLU OFTEN. CHILLS AND FATIGUE, AND THE COUGH IS A COLD KIND OF THING. BUT THE MAIN DIFFERENCE, THE FEVER AND THE ABRUPT ON SET. PEOPLE WITH THE FLU THEY¡¯LL TELL YOU, THEY JUST FEEL HORRIBLE. AND SO THAT¡¯S LIKE -- MAKE SURE YOU GET THE FLU SHOT EVEN THOUGH IT¡¯S NOT 100% EFFECTIVE. IT WILL KEEP YOU FROM GETTING HOSPITALIZED AND MAKE THE FLU LESS INTENSE AND MORE IMPORTANTLY IT'LL KEEP YOU FROM DYING BECAUSE OF IT. Reporter: YOU ARE SO RIGHT THOUGH. I THOUGHT I HAVE A FLU SO MANY TIMESAND THEN I HAD A FLU. Dr. Torres: IT HIT S YOU HARD. Reporter: IT HIT S YOU HARD. Dr. Torres: AND THAT'S A BIG THING. Reporter: DR. JOHN THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE APPRECIATE IT. 

 

QUESTIONS:

1. Define flu. What are the causes for the influenza?

2. What are the differences between the common cold and the flu?

3. Do you usually receive a vaccination for flu in the winter? How is the vaccination given to you? 

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