Tag: flu
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The flu and you
INFOGRAPHIC BY MARKO WOLOSHYN It’s flu season, and now that flu vaccines are allowed to be administrated in approved pharmacies in Ontario to people over the age of five, Canadians have ample opportunity to roll up their sleeves and save themselves from a fevered week in bed. MORE RELATED TO THIS STORY: Sheridan gets fit…
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Fighting the flu at Sheridan’s health centre
VIDEO BY JESSICA BEAULIEU The flu is a highly contagious respiratory infection, which results in about 1,000 hospitalizations and 300 deaths in Canada each year. The illness is characterized by the sudden onset of fever, aches, chills, fatigue, coughing and sneezing. Flu season takes place between November and April each year and Canadians are urged…