Flu Activity Peaking Late in Delaware, Public Health Officials Say: “It’s Not too Late to Get your Flu Vaccine”
The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is encouraging everyone who has not yet been vaccinated against the flu to do so as soon as possible. DPH is currently reporting 92 new lab-confirmed flu cases for the week ending Feb. 27, which is more than double the number of cases from the week before. The numbers, which officials say could grow even higher by week’s end, don’t include the cases identified at the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution (HRYCI).
Antibiotics Not Always The Best Medicine
As cold and flu season begins, many people will visit their health care provider and hope to be prescribed antibiotics to ease their symptoms. However, antibiotics cure bacterial infections, not viruses like the cold and flu. In fact, up to 50 percent of all the antibiotics prescribed for people are not needed or are not optimally effective as prescribed. Misuse and overuse is the single most important factor leading to antibiotic resistance around the world.
Delaware Confirms First Sussex County Influenza Case for 2015 – 2016
The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) reports the state’s first Sussex County laboratory-confirmed case of influenza for the 2015-2016 flu season. The case involves a 61-year-old Sussex County woman who is recovering at home after a visit to the emergency room. There are two main types of influenza (flu) virus – types A and B – that routinely spread in people and are responsible for seasonal flu outbreaks each year. Sussex County’s first case is strain B.
Delaware Confirms First Kent County Influenza Case for 2015 – 2016
The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) reports the state’s first Kent County laboratory-confirmed case of influenza for the 2015-2016 flu season. The case involves a 33-year-old Kent County woman who is recovering at home.
Delaware Confirms First Influenza Case for 2015-2016
The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) reports the state’s first laboratory-confirmed case of influenza for the 2015-2016 flu season.
