What is the Flu and Why Should you get the Vaccine? by Erin Mcdonald https://padlet.com/blondemcd/nvtnc0wc7ee2 en-us 2018-03-12 00:18:48 UTC 2026-02-19 20:24:31 UTC hello@padlet.com blondemcd https://padlet.com/blondemcd/nvtnc0wc7ee2/wish/240657891 2018-03-12 00:22:06 UTC https://padlet.com/blondemcd/nvtnc0wc7ee2/wish/240657891 Go to Flu Facts blondemcd https://padlet.com/blondemcd/nvtnc0wc7ee2/wish/240658594 -Each year almost 20% of the US population contracts the flu 
-Anyone older than 6 months old should get the vaccine 
-You should get vaccinated by October 
-You can get the flu diagnosed in just 15 minutes 
-ALWAYS WASH YOUR HANDS!!!!

]]> 2018-03-12 00:29:02 UTC https://padlet.com/blondemcd/nvtnc0wc7ee2/wish/240658594 Sign you may Have the Flu blondemcd https://padlet.com/blondemcd/nvtnc0wc7ee2/wish/240659997 Fever/chills
Cough
Sore throat
Runny or stuffy nose
Muscle or body aches
Headaches
Fatigue (very tired)
]]> 2018-03-12 00:37:24 UTC https://padlet.com/blondemcd/nvtnc0wc7ee2/wish/240659997 How Does the Flu Spread? blondemcd https://padlet.com/blondemcd/nvtnc0wc7ee2/wish/240661680 The virus spreads through the air when a person coughs, sneezes or even speaks. It some cases it could be passed through an object that a person has touched or sneezed on. ]]> 2018-03-12 00:51:51 UTC https://padlet.com/blondemcd/nvtnc0wc7ee2/wish/240661680 Why you Should get the Flu Shot! blondemcd https://padlet.com/blondemcd/nvtnc0wc7ee2/wish/241556026 -It is the best way to prevent the flu
-Getting the vaccine doesn't just only protect you but protects everyone around you 

]]> 2018-03-13 18:14:27 UTC https://padlet.com/blondemcd/nvtnc0wc7ee2/wish/241556026 blondemcd https://padlet.com/blondemcd/nvtnc0wc7ee2/wish/241563997 2018-03-13 18:27:14 UTC https://padlet.com/blondemcd/nvtnc0wc7ee2/wish/241563997 blondemcd https://padlet.com/blondemcd/nvtnc0wc7ee2/wish/241565154 2018-03-13 18:28:59 UTC https://padlet.com/blondemcd/nvtnc0wc7ee2/wish/241565154 Protecting the Heard blondemcd https://padlet.com/blondemcd/nvtnc0wc7ee2/wish/241614674  “When a high percentage of a community is immunized against a contagious disease, like the flu, most members of the community are protected because there is little opportunity for an outbreak to occur,” - John Joseph II, MD,  Scott & White Clinic ]]> 2018-03-13 20:14:19 UTC https://padlet.com/blondemcd/nvtnc0wc7ee2/wish/241614674 blondemcd https://padlet.com/blondemcd/nvtnc0wc7ee2/wish/241615146 2018-03-13 20:15:45 UTC https://padlet.com/blondemcd/nvtnc0wc7ee2/wish/241615146 Bibliography blondemcd https://padlet.com/blondemcd/nvtnc0wc7ee2/wish/241655283 Facts about Influenza for Adults. (January 12). Retrieved March 13, 2018, from http://www.adultvaccination.org/vpd/influenza/facts.html 
 
Gupta, R. C. (Ed.). (2016, June). Flu Facts. Retrieved March 13, 2018, from https://kidshealth.org/en/teens/flu.html
 
Hawkins, A. (2018, February 06). 11 Interesting Facts about the Flu. Retrieved March 13, 2018, from http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/health/a25049/facts-about-flu/
 
Herd immunity: Why getting the flu shot isn't all about you. (2017, October 25). Retrieved March 13, 2018, from http://scrubbing.in/herd-immunity-getting-flu-shot-isnt/
 
Influenza (Flu). (2017, October 03). Retrieved March 13, 2018, from https://www.cdc.gov/flu/keyfacts.htm
 
12 Interesting Facts about Influenza. (2014, December 08). Retrieved March 13, 2018, from https://healthresearchfunding.org/12-interesting-facts-influenza/
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