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THURSDAY AND GRADUAL COOLING
THROUGH THE WEEK WEEK.
>>> FLU SEASON AS WE ALL KNOW
IS IN FULL SWING AND CAUSED 11
DEATHS MERE IN THE BAY AREA.
JOINING US THIS MORNING IS DR.
LEAH ROTHMAN WITH ONE MEDICAL
GROUP TO TALK ABOUT THIS
OUTBREAK.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
>> YOU HAVE BEEN AT THE
FOREFRONT OF A LOT OF CASES, I
WOULD IMAGINE, IN YOUR OFFICE.
>> YES.
THIS YEAR WE ARE SEEING H1N1,
SIMILAR TO THAT IN 2009, A
PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS FORM OF
THE FLU VIRUS.
WHEN WE SAW KNIT 2009 WE --
SAW IT IN 2009 WE WEREN'T AS
PREPARED AS THIS YEAR.
BUT NOW WE ARE.
SO, IF YOU GET THE VACCINE,
YOU SHOULD BE COVER.
>> THE VACCINE IS COVERED, BUT
THE PROBLEM IS GETTING THE
VACCINE.
>> YES.
THE IMPORTANT THING IS IF YOU
HAVEN'T HAD THE VACCINE, GET
IT NOW.
WE KNOW THE FLU VACCINE IS
AVAILABLE NOW, WHETHER IT IS
AT THE DOCTOR'S OFFICES OR
LOCAL PHARMACIES.
SO, DON'T WAIT.
THAT WOULD BE MY MESSAGE TODAY
TO HEAR.
>> WHAT CAN PEOPLE DO IF THEY
ARE DEALING WITH GOING TO THE
PHARMACY AND THERE IS A
SHORTAGE.
THAT IS IMPACTING THE SEVERITY
OF THE FLU THIS TIME AROUND.
>> YES.
IN THE INTEREST OF NOT WAITING,
DON'T BE DISCOURAGED.
IF YOU GO TO ONE PHARMACY AND
THEY DON'T HAVE IT, ASK THEM
TO CHECK FOR YOU AT OTHER LOCAL
PHARMACIES AND ADVOCATE FOR
YOURSELF AS TO WHERE YOU NEXT
POINT OF CONTACT COULD BE.
>> HAVE YOU BEEN ABLE TO FIND
OUT WHEN THERE MAY BE ENOUGH
NEW SHIPMENTS COMING IN?
>> WE HOPE THERE WILL BE ENOUGH
SACK SEEN ON A EQUAL BASIS,
BUT IT IS DIFFICULT TO MEET THE
DEMANDS WHEN EVERYONE IS
LOOKING FOR IT AT THE SAME
TIME.
IF YOU CAN'T GET IT TODAY, ASK
TOMORROW OR NEXT WEEK AT
DIFFERENT LOCATIONS.
>> THIS STRAIN I UNDERSTAND
NORMALLY PEAKS IN FEBRUARY AND
MARCH.
WHERE WE EXPECT THAT AGAIN THIS
YEAR?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
IT IS IN FULL SWING.
THE TRENDS CONTINUE FORWARD
THROUGH TIME.
IT STARTED IN OCTOBER.
IT WILL LAST THROUGH MARCH, SO
IT IS NOT OVER.
NOW IS THE TIME TO PAY
ATTENTION.
>> YES.
OBVIOUSLY A LOT OF FOLKS PAYING
ATTENTION RIGHT NOW.
I THINK THAT THE PROBLEM IS
GOING TO BE REALLY HITTING HOME
BY THE END OF THE WEEK WHEN THE
NEARLY GOVERNMENT COMES OUT
WITH NEW NUMBERS, INCLUDING
FATALITIES AND THAT IS LIKELY
TO GO UP, ISN'T IT?
>> IT IS A SAD REMINDER OF HOW
DANGEROUS THIS VIRUS CAN BE FOR
CERTAIN POPULATIONS.
IT REMINDS US TO DO OUR OWN
PART IN PROTECTING OURSELVES,
YOUR COMMUNITY AND OUR LOVED
ONES.
>> PROTECTING YOURSELF, WHAT
ELSE DOES THAT INCLUDE BESIDES
GETTING THE VACCINE, IF YOU
CAN.
>> YES.
THE OTHER THINGS YOU MAY REMIND
YOURSELF TO DO IS WASH YOUR
HANDS MORE REGULARLY.
THAT IS THE WAY YOU WILL
PREVENT THE SPREAD OF VIRUS.
YOU SHOULD BOOST YOUR IMMUNE
SYSTEM BY GETTING PLENTY OF
REST, STAYING HEALTHY,
GETTING PLENTY OF EXERCISE,
WIPE DOWN SHARED SURFACES LIKE
LAPTOPS, CELL PHONES AND DESKS
AT YOUR WORK.
YOU CAN KEEP A DISTANCE FROM
PEOPLE WHO ARE SICK, SO BE
MINDFUL OF PEOPLE THAT ARE
COUGHING AND SNEEZING, BECAUSE
WE KNOW THE FLU CAN TRAVEL FOR
UP TO SIX FEET.
>> UP TO SIX FEET?
>> THAT IS RIGHT.
>> WHAT ARE THE WARNING SIGNS
THAT YOU ARE COMING DOWN WITH
THE FLU, THAT THIS IS NOT A
COLD.
>> A COLD IS VERY
UNCOMFORTABLE, BUT THE FLU IS
SUPER MISERABLE.
YOU WANT TO MAKE A DISTINCTION
AROUND THE SEVERITY OF THE
ILLNESS AND THE SYMPTOMS YOU
ARE FEELING.
A FLU MAY ENTAIL HAVING A
FEVER, COUGH OR RUNNY NOSE,
BODY ACHES AND FACING BEACHES
TEAK
FACING BEACHES -- ACHES AND
FATIGUE.
>> DO YOU NEED TO SEE A DOCTOR
IF YOU HAVE THE FLU?
>> WELL, YOU WANT TO STAY
MEDICATED, HIGH
DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS, GET
PLENTY OF REST AND BE MINDFUL
OF HOW LONG THE ILLNESS IS
LASTING.
IF YOU ARE NOT FEELING BETTER
BY DAY 5, THAT WOULD BE A GOOD
TIME TO CONSIDER CONTACTING
YOUR PHYSICIAN.
>> FIVE DAYS THE KEY?
>> THAT IS.
>> WHAT HAS IT BEEN LIKE AT
YOUR OFFICE?
>> WE SAW A LOT OF COLD AND
RESPIRATORY ILLNESS OVER THE
HOLIDAY SEASON.
NOW WE ARE STARTING TO BE ON
GUARD MORE ABOUT MAKING THE
DISTINCTION THEY TALKED ABOUT
AROUND THE SEVERITY OF ILLNESS
AND PEOPLE THAT WOULD BE AT A