Flu Season Means Urgent Care Season!

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Flu Season Means Urgent Care Season!
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• Flu season, flu season, flu season! Every year,
  we are inundated with messages reminding us to be
  cautious about flu season.
• It is so easy to get overwhelmed by these
  messages and start tuning them out. Everyone
  knows people tend to get sick when the weather
  gets cold but, in South Texas, we stay happy and
  warm.
• That means we dont have to worry, right?

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• Flu season is the period of time when large
  numbers of people come down with the flu.
• Unlike the traditional seasons, it is
  unpredictable in length since it is based on
  viruses, rather than weather. It also varies
  between countries.
• Generally speaking, for the United States, flu
  season goes from October to May. It tends to be
  in full swing from December to February.

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• Getting a flu vaccine is strongly recommended by
  the CDC for everyone 6 months or older.
• However, there are some high risk groups who
  should absolutely get the flu shot.
• These individuals are the ones who, if not
  treated, could become the sickest and potentially
  die from the flu.

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• Children ages 6 months to 4 years
• Anyone over 50 years old
• People who are immunosuppressed
• Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
• Immunosuppression caused by medication
• People with chronic health problems like
• Chronic pulmonary disorders
• Cardiovascular disorders except hypertension
• Renal disorders

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• Hepatic disorders
• Neurologic disorders
• Hematologic disorders
• Metabolic disorders
• 6 Children age 6 to 18 who are on long-term
  aspirin therapy
• 7 Women who are pregnant
• 8 Women who may become pregnant during flu season
• 9 Seniors in nursing homes
• 10 American Indians Alaska Natives

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• 11 Anyone who is morbidly obese
• 12 Healthcare personnel
• 13 Caregivers for children under 5 years old
• 14 Caregivers for seniors over 50 years old
• 15 Caregivers of individuals with medical
  conditions that put them at risk for severe
  complications from flu exposure.

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• Body aches
• Cold Body aches are unusual with a cold,
  although not impossible.
• Flu Almost every case of the flu is accompanied
  by body aches. These aches can be very severe for
  some people. This is a good way to identify if
  what you are experiencing the flu, as opposed to
  a cold.
• Congestion, runny nose, sore throat, sneezing
• Cold Almost everyone with a cold ends up with
  some sort of nasal symptom.
• Flu It is not unheard for someone with the flu
  to have these symptoms. However, it is not a
  requirement of the flu.
• Exhaustion
• Cold Someone with a cold may be more tired than
  usual but it will not be severe.
• Flu Someone suffering from the flu will almost
  always experience extreme exhaustion

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• 4 Fever
• Cold It is unusual, but not unheard of, for
  someone with a cold to experience a fever.
• Flu The flu almost always causes those infected
  to suffer a fever.
• 5 Headache
• Cold Sometimes a cold is accompanied by
  headache.
• Flu Flus are usually accompanied by headaches.
• 6 Location of symptoms
• Cold If you feel your symptoms above the neck,
  you likely have a cold.
• Flu If you feel your symptoms throughout your
  entire body, you likely have the flu.
• 7 Typical duration
• Cold A cold will last about a week.
• Flu The flu will last one to three weeks.

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• While you are still healthy and before flu season
  is in full swing, it is important to make the
  time for a quick flu shot.
• Its easy to let this errand get away from you
  but, once you are infected with the virus, your
  options are much more limited.
• It is easier to prevent the flu from happening
  than it is to get rid of once it is here.
• Urgent care clinics fill the space between these
  two options. You can get in quickly for a shot or
  medication.
• There are also no shortage of urgent care clinics
  in San Antonio!
• Gonzaba Urgent Care, for instance, has three
  locations across the city.
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