Category: Influenza Like Illness
If it’s Not COVID or the Flu, What is it?
San Diego News People across San Diego County are raising concerns about a new illness going around. “I heard other people, just around the neighborhood, they were preparing teas and just making soups and things like that to help the immune system,” one San Diego resident said. Some say the illness gives them stomach issues. […]
Mar 7, 2023
Lingering Effects Seen With Non-COVID Respiratory Illness Too
(MedPageToday) People with acute respiratory illness during the pandemic suffered similar levels of poor well-being in the months afterward whether they tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 or not, a registry study showed. In a cohort of people who all had initial symptoms suggestive of COVID-19, those who had moderate to severe scores at 3 months on […]
Dec 2, 2022
What a ‘Tripledemic’ Means for Your Body
(The Atlantic) In 2020, and again in 2021, the dreaded twindemic never came. The worry among experts was that a winter COVID surge layered on top of flu season—or even, in worst-case scenarios, a flu outbreak of pandemic proportions—would push already strained hospitals to the brink. Thankfully, we got lucky. Flu season simply didn’t materialize […]
Nov 10, 2022
CDC Warns on Early Wave of Respiratory Illnesses
(MedPageToday) The CDC is warning of elevated levels of non-COVID respiratory illnesses in recent weeks — including rising cases of influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and rhinovirus. The surge stands in contrast to the lower activity of these viruses seen during the past couple of pandemic years, as a result of the various mitigation measures […]
Nov 4, 2022
(CBS News) A Virginia high school will remain open even as hundreds of students continue to stay home because of flu-like illnesses. Stafford High School, located in Fredericksburg, Virginia, had a “high number of student and staff illnesses” reported last week, prompting the school to shut down all activities and athletics scheduled from Friday through […]
Oct 25, 2022