02
Oct
2020
Flu

What Will Happen When Flu Season Meets the COVID-19 Pandemic?
05
Jan
2018
Flu
by Water Quality & Health Council

What is Flu and How Does it Spread?

As we begin the New Year, flu is spreading in the US. The map below from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website shows the current geographic distribution of flu. Media coverage of this phenomenon, and unfortunately, our own experience with flu, lead many to ask, “What is flu, and how does it spread?”... Read More »
29
Dec
2017
Flu
by Water Quality & Health Council

Hand-washing for the Holidays is for the Whole Family

As we gather to celebrate the holidays, the “gifts” we least hope to share are the unseen pathogens that cause colds, flu and other illnesses. Holiday gatherings are prime venues for gift-exchange and, unfortunately, pathogen-exchange.... Read More »
03
Nov
2017
Flu
by Ralph Morris, MD, MPH

The Coming Flu Season

Are you ready for the coming flu season? “Down under” in Australia where it is springtime, the number of flu cases has doubled over last season’s total. Could that be an indication of what we might expect soon in the northern hemisphere? According to self-proclaimed flu-ologist Dr. Anthony Fauci, head of the US National Institute... Read More »
28
Oct
2016
Flu
by Ralph Morris, MD, MPH

Five Tips for Getting through Flu Season

The 2016–2017 flu season is off to a slow start, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) predicts an uptick in flu activity in the coming weeks and months. Here are some tips to help prepare and inform you as flu appears in your community: Get a Flu Shot: CDC recommends a flu... Read More »
11
Dec
2015
Flu
by Ralph Morris, MD, MPH

Five Flu Facts

Getting the flu vaccine is strategic. Getting the annual flu vaccine is the single best thing you can do to prevent the flu.  The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends a yearly flu shot for everyone six months old and older.  Some folks are proudly posting their “vax” photos on the CDC’s... Read More »
04
Dec
2015
Flu
by Fred Reiff, PE

The Lesson in Costco Chicken Salad

The recent multistate outbreak of foodborne illness linked to Costco rotisserie chicken salad is another reminder that safe food practices are as essential to fresh produce as they are to raw meats and poultry. The Costco outbreak was traced, not to contaminated chicken or tainted mayonnaise, but to E.coli-contaminated fresh celery in a diced vegetable... Read More »
30
Jan
2015
Flu
by Ralph Morris, MD, MPH

Blocking the Flu as You Watch the Big Football Game

Are you ready for the big football game?  Are you ready for the flu virus if it shows up at your big game party?  This Sunday, as New England clashes with Seattle, your body may be up against its own formidable opponent—one that’s too small to be seen but packs a wallop. Here are my... Read More »