2011 Flu Information

ProHealth Care offers a community flu program each year for seasonal flu vaccinations. Seasonal flu shots are available for ages 6 months and older. No appointment required.

Seasonal Flu Shot - $30
Seasonal High-Dose Flu Shot - $35 (ages 65 or older)
Pneumonia Shots $55 
Cash, check or Medicare Part B accepted  

View ProHealth Care's Community Flu Clinic Schedule 

    

Flu Information & Resources

Seasonal Flu Information

 

Flu Season Symptoms & RisksCauses of Flu

The most common way to catch the flu is by breathing in droplets from coughs or sneezes. Less often, it is spread when you touch a surface such as a faucet handle or phone that has the virus on it, and then touch your own mouth, nose, or eyes.

Symptoms appear 1 - 7 days later (usually within 2 - 3 days). Because the flu spreads through the air and is very contagious, it often strikes a community all at once, causing an epidemic illness.

Flu Causes and SymptomsFlu Symptoms

The flu usually begins abruptly, with a fever between 102 and 106 °F. (An adult typically has a lower fever than a child.) The fever usually lasts for a day or two, but can last 5 days.

Other common symptoms include:

                                      
  • Body Aches
  • Chills
  • Dizziness
  • Flushed face
  • Headache
  • Lack of energy
  • Nausea
  • Vomiting

Somewhere between day 2 and day 4 of the illness, the "whole body" symptoms begin to subside, and respiratory symptoms begin to increase.

The most prominent of the respiratory symptoms is usually a dry, hacking cough. Most people also develop a sore throat and headache. Runny nose (nasal discharge) and sneezing are common.

These symptoms (except the cough) usually disappear within 4 - 7 days. Sometimes, the fever returns. The cough and tiredness usually last for weeks after the rest of the illness is over.

 

Who is at High Risk for the Flu

  • People over age 50
  • Children between 6 months and 2 years
  • Women more than 3 months pregnant during the flu season
  • Anyone living in a long-term care facility
  • Anyone with chronic heart, lung, or kidney conditions, diabetes, or a weakened immune system

 

 

Flu Quiz

It is no fun being sick. Each year one in 5 people in the United states gets the flu and many are hospitalized. Become educated about the flu with our Flu Quiz.

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