Influenza known as The Flu can easily be spread by coughing, sneezing, eating, or drinking after someone. The virus is a serious disease and is caused by Influenza A and B viruses, it is more likely to occur during the winter time. The virus can be mild to severe and sometimes it can lead to death. The Signs and symptoms include fever, chills, headache, drowsiness, muscle aches, nausea, vomiting, sore throat, and lethargy (Robertson, 2016, Pg. 345). The doctors usually can diagnose if you have flu like symptoms including: difficulty breathing, vomiting and diarrhea, have a fever that is at least 100 degrees plus a cough or sore throat. The CDC says most of the time it’s just a mild illness and they do not need medical care or meds. However
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There are three different types of Flu vaccines. The most common of the three is an egg-based vaccine, which they injected the virus in to fertilized hen egg’s, they are then incubated for several days to allow the viruses to duplicate. The fluid is then taken from the eggs, the virus is killed, and the flu shots are then created. I find it strange that we are getting injected with the killed virus to prevent the spread of diseases. In the first place The Flu spreads through little wet virus droplets produced when a person unconsciously coughs, sneezes, or talks. A person can get the flu by breathing in the wet droplets, or by touching anything covered with the droplets and then transferring it by touching their mouth, nose, or eyes. Anyone who may have the flu can spread it to others anywhere from 1 day before getting sick to 7 days after, but they are most contagious in the first 3 days. Children and people with weak immune systems can spread the flu virus for a longer period of time. If we see a child isn’t feeling like themselves, if they have a fever of 100.3 or higher, if they have 2 or more incidents of vomiting, or diarrhea the child has to go home. The child cannot comeback until they are fever free for 24 hours without any medication. To make sure we are preventing the illness we need to make sure and wipe down every surface with water, soap, and then spray bleach down to kill the disease. All toys shall be clean with the same process and the child’s blanket and cot sheet shall be washed as well. If the child test positive for the flu they are not allowed to return until all signs and symptoms are
There are three different types of Flu vaccines. The most common of the three is an egg-based vaccine, which they injected the virus in to fertilized hen egg’s, they are then incubated for several days to allow the viruses to duplicate. The fluid is then taken from the eggs, the virus is killed, and the flu shots are then created. I find it strange that we are getting injected with the killed virus to prevent the spread of diseases. In the first place The Flu spreads through little wet virus droplets produced when a person unconsciously coughs, sneezes, or talks. A person can get the flu by breathing in the wet droplets, or by touching anything covered with the droplets and then transferring it by touching their mouth, nose, or eyes. Anyone who may have the flu can spread it to others anywhere from 1 day before getting sick to 7 days after, but they are most contagious in the first 3 days. Children and people with weak immune systems can spread the flu virus for a longer period of time. If we see a child isn’t feeling like themselves, if they have a fever of 100.3 or higher, if they have 2 or more incidents of vomiting, or diarrhea the child has to go home. The child cannot comeback until they are fever free for 24 hours without any medication. To make sure we are preventing the illness we need to make sure and wipe down every surface with water, soap, and then spray bleach down to kill the disease. All toys shall be clean with the same process and the child’s blanket and cot sheet shall be washed as well. If the child test positive for the flu they are not allowed to return until all signs and symptoms are