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Parainfluenza can be dangerous to young kids
WSBT-TVDoctors are always telling people to get a flu shot, especially children and the elderly, but that vaccination, while helpful, doesn't always guarantee you'll avoid coming down with certain flu-like symptoms. “In the blink of an eye your child can...Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Flu Vaccine, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Disease Prevention, Swine Flu
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There's still time to get flu shot
SOUTH BEND – Because this year's flu season began earlier than normal and is affecting people throughout the country, Dr. Thomas Felger, St. Joseph County health officer, encourages all residents who have not yet received their annual flu shot to do...
Tags: Flu Vaccine, Preventative Medicine, Respiratory Disease, Disease Prevention, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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C. Ind. bus driver might have whooping cough
GREENWOOD, Ind. (AP) — Health officials say a school bus driver in suburban Indianapolis possibly exposed students to whooping cough. Johnson County health officer Craig Moorman says tests are being done to confirm whether the driver for the...
Tags: Students, Teaching and Learning, Health and Safety at School, Diseases and Illnesses, Symptoms
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Whooping cough cases on the rise
WSBT-TV ReporterSOUTH BEND – The U.S. is having its worst whooping cough outbreak in 50 years. More than 18,000 cases have been reported this year. Whooping cough is a respiratory infection that can close airways and be deadly – It's especially dangerous...Tags: Preventative Medicine, Disease Prevention, Shootings, Diseases and Illnesses, Lungs and Airways
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Notre Dame men's basketball: Brooks making strides
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterOne player buried at the back end of the rotation for two years with the Notre Dame men’s basketball team has made an early push toward the front of the line. Insistent that he will play this season with more confidence, junior swingman Joey...Tags: Entertainment Events, Basketball, National Invitation Tournament, Travel, Notre Dame Fighting Irish
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9 northern Idaho kids infected with pertussis
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (AP) — State health officials say nine children in northern Idaho's Kootenai County have the highly contagious illness pertussis, also known as whooping cough. Panhandle Health District Epidemiologist Dave Hylsky told The...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Symptoms, Whooping Cough, Vaccines
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Number of flu cases increase in South Bend area
Because increasing numbers of seasonal influenza have been reported throughout the area over the past three weeks, St. Joseph County health officer Dr. Thomas A. Felger is encouraging residents to protect themselves against the influenza virus....Tags: Headaches, Human Body, Chills, South Bend (St. Joseph, Indiana), Hands
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21,000 had whooping cough last year, CDC says
ATLANTA (AP) — Federal health officials say more than 21,000 people got whopping cough last year, many of them children and teens. That's the highest number since 2005 and among the worst years in more than 50 years. The new numbers were...Tags: Preventative Medicine, Drugs and Medicines, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Diseases and Illnesses, Common Cold
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