Understanding the Swine Flu

Image is from Flowing Data Obtaining A Diagnosis The only way to accurately diagnose swine flu is through a flu test. This is because the symptoms of swine flu look exactly the same as those found in conventional strains of influenza. Even differences of severity...

4 Illnesses That Are Common in the Winter

Images is from Live and Learn Learn about the most common winter illnesses and what you can do to fight them. As the leaves began to fall off the trees and temperatures drop, illnesses such as the flu peak. Many viruses are more likely to spread in the winter. There...

Symptoms of Whooping Cough

Due to the years of medical research, many of the ‘old time’ illness, such as the following showed rarity. Medical communities all agreed that there was no longer any need to vaccine children and adults due no incidents of these diseases reported for many...

Understanding Whooping Cough

Image is from Live Science Whooping cough is a bacterial infection also known as pertussis. The infection gets into your nose and throat, and it is very contagious. When a person with whooping cough sneezes, coughs, or laughs, small drops of the bacteria can fly into...

Understanding Strep Throat

Image is from betterdailyhabits.com Streptococcus Pyogenes Streptococcus pyrogenes is the microorganism responsible for what’s called Strep Throat. It’s not the only bacteria that can cause the same symptoms, though. Neisseria is also a prime culprit....