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Health Department: those with severe flu symptoms should check with doctor
January 7, 2015 By Pat Curtis
The waiting rooms in many of Iowa?s hospitals are packed with people suffering from the flu. Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) medical director Patricia Quinlisk says it?s critical for those who are at high risk for complications and those who are suffering from more severe symptoms ? such as trouble breathing ? to contact their health care provider.
?This year, it?s especially important that you contact your health care provider quickly because we know the strain of the flu that?s going around right now can be quite serious. It?s causing some people to be hospitalized and even some deaths,? Quinlisk says. The IDPH has confirmed two recent influenza-related deaths of children in Iowa, while a third is under investigation. The two confirmed victims, a 14-year-old girl from Redfield and a 3-year-old girl from Elk Horn, were both said to be healthy and had flu shots...
Health Department: those with severe flu symptoms should check with doctor
January 7, 2015 By Pat Curtis
The waiting rooms in many of Iowa?s hospitals are packed with people suffering from the flu. Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) medical director Patricia Quinlisk says it?s critical for those who are at high risk for complications and those who are suffering from more severe symptoms ? such as trouble breathing ? to contact their health care provider.
?This year, it?s especially important that you contact your health care provider quickly because we know the strain of the flu that?s going around right now can be quite serious. It?s causing some people to be hospitalized and even some deaths,? Quinlisk says. The IDPH has confirmed two recent influenza-related deaths of children in Iowa, while a third is under investigation. The two confirmed victims, a 14-year-old girl from Redfield and a 3-year-old girl from Elk Horn, were both said to be healthy and had flu shots...