Ms.+Baldwin+Notes+-+RRA

Lecture on the Flu

 * Effects: 5 - 20% of the population
 * Lasts: 1 to 2 weeks
 * Symptoms that effect mostly children: Vomiting
 * Adults can vomit, but children/young adults much more common
 * VIRUS vs. BACTERIA
 * Virus get a much higher fever faster
 * Virus on set is usually quicker
 * Flu: Cough is unproductive
 * Secondary Infection: ear ache, sinus infection, etc.
 * BABY vs. OLD PEOPLE
 * Baby
 * immature immune system
 * big response
 * sicker, faster because body weight is mostly water so they get dehydrated very quickly
 * Old People
 * don't get a high fever, because immune system is progressively worsening
 * very little symptoms: ex. don't cough, b/c those muscles might be worn-out
 * their lungs give it away
 * Baby and Elderly get vaccine first, b/c they are at the most risk of catching it
 * SNOT
 * Green snot = bacteria
 * Flu - very runny, not so much yellow or green because those are bacterial infections (stuck in the sinuses).