Tag: Flu

Mga nagkaka-trangkaso dahil sa malamig na panahon, maaaring tumaas pa – DOH

(Eagle News) – Maaari umanong mas tumaas pa ang bilang ng mga taong dinadapuan ng trangkaso at ito ay tatagal pa hanggang Marso. Ayon sa Department of Health (DOH), ang trangkaso o flu ay isang viral illness, kung saan ay taun-taon daw may iba’t-ibang strain ang maaaring dumapo sa tao. Kabilang sa sintomas ng trangkaso ay lagnat, kung minsan daw ay walang lagnat, sipon, ubo, pananakit ng lalamunan, matinding ginaw at karaniwan ay walang ganang […]

Hong Kong schools shut over deadly flu outbreak

HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Kindergartens and primary schools in Hong Kong will shut early for the Chinese New Year break due to a deadly flu outbreak, the government said Wednesday. This winter flu season, some 111 people have died since January, including two people aged under 18, according to figures from the Centre for Health Protection. Health experts have warned the epidemic may not have reached its peak. Authorities are seeking to reduce contact […]

Flu vaccine – do you need it?

QUEZON City, Philippines – Eagle Broadcasting Corporation (EBC) undertook an influenza vaccination program for its employees and their families last August 31, 2017.   EBC employees were encouraged to take the flu vaccine in order to keep them safe and protected against viral infections and diseases. Influenza, more commonly known as “the flu,” is an infectious disease caused by one of the many types or strains of the influenza virus. If you have the following […]

Japan culls 280,000 more birds for avian flu

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan deployed hundreds of soldiers to help cull more than 280,000 chickens on Friday, officials said as they try to contain further outbreaks of a highly contagious strain of avian flu. The latest slaughter means more than 1.67 million birds will have been killed in a dozen mass culls at several farms across the country since November when the virus was detected in the northern Aomori prefecture. Troops have been sent […]

Flu medicines do not harm unborn babies: study

PARIS, France (AFP) — Unborn children suffer no harm when their mothers take flu medication during pregnancy, a study of some 700,000 women said Wednesday. It was the largest study ever to assess the potential risks of taking oseltamivir or zanamivir (better known as Tamiflu and Relenza) — the two main drugs to combat serious flu infections — during pregnancy, its authors said. The team compared almost 6,000 pregnant women in Denmark, Norway, Sweden and […]