Abbey Morelli, Staff Writer
For those who participate in college athletics or keep to a strict workout schedule, exercise seems like a given aspect of life at Furman. The Physical Activities Center circulates students and others from the community throughout the entire day. Wellness workout classes instruct students how to use machines and create workout regimens. These are marks of a healthy lifestyle, and you may notice that your friends and roommates who workout tend to get sick less often. Maybe they always beat the common cold, or maybe they avoid flu season entirely. Exercise has been linked to health benefits and has proven to help the immune system fight off infections. Not only will working out make your everyday life less stressful, it will fill up your schedule, make you more social, and overall improve your well being in how you look and feel.
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We have seen multiple deaths from the flu just this year, and the strain is spreading throughout campus with intensity. More and more students are still coming back from the infirmary with a positive flu test and remain bed ridden for the next week to come.
But exercise can help prevent such infections. Increased circulation brings with it important immune cells that aid in fighting off viruses before they spread. ‘Exercise is thought to boost the circulation of the virus-fighting white blood cells known as natural killer cells,” says David Nieman of Appalachian State University. Daily activity is easy to fit into a tight schedule, whether it be by biking to class, taking the long way back to your dormitory, or even trying out those fancy bike desks in the
We will be hosting our annual Flu Shot clinic on Wednesday, October 19th from 9:30am – 1pm. If you are interested in receiving a free flu shot please message Matthew to sign up for a time slot. Space is limited.
While I was debating whether to get the flu shot now or wait a few more weeks, I came across this very interesting article. This morning, CNN published an article that discusses the “best” time to get the flu shot.
This influenza occurred at the latter point of “World War 1” coming at a vulnerable time for the world. Many people have already died due to the war, and many resources and money has already been consumed. So when the pandemic hit, it hit with a charge that left a great wound in the economy and health of the people not just in the U.S. but the world. People responded by taking more precautions in health and safety, and took radical response in the exterminating of animal populations.
The Spanish flu was the deadliest pandemic in history. In “Spanish Flu,” it affected an estimated five-hundred million people worldwide. “Flu Facts”, “The Flu Strikes Far and Wide”, and “The Flu Takes Heavy Toll on Society” are the three most important topics of the Spanish flu.
I think many can testify to being guilty of brushing off symptoms like a stuffy nose, and the feeling of fatigue as the common cold, treatable by over the counter drugs. We tend to ignore these minor signs of what could possibly be a very dangerous and severe viral infection, this respiratory infection being the influenza virus. Flu activity most often appears between the months of February and May, leading many to believe their symptoms might be caused by allergies. Although symptoms are very similar, the flu can cause epidemics with the deadly outcomes, as the common cold is just a nuisance for us.
Inside the syringe that contains the flu vaccine, there are dead or weakened flu pathogens. If ten days after receiving a flu vaccination you come down with the flu the most likely explanation is that you were exposed or contracted a different mutation of the flu pathogen. During this time the primary will kick in to create new antibodies in response to the new mutation and the secondary will kick in because of the antibodies your body formed against the flu pathogens you were injected
It was 1918 early moring at an crowded army base in Kansas when it started.It would become the deadliest disease since the middle ages, when the black dealth wiped out one-thrid of Eurpoes population. It may have started in the United States but it would pass all around the world. The Influenza Pandemic of 1918 was originally a bird virus but then it mutated into a human virus. Today we know it as the flu but back then it had many different names such as the Spanish Influenza, The Spanish Lady and of course the Influenza Pandemic of 1918. It had 3 waves, one worst than the last. Children started to sing a song that fall: I had little bird its name was enza, I opened the window and In-flu-enza. There were a few countries who did not receive this deadly virus because of
Influenza A is a highly contagious infection of the respiratory tract that affects all ages. The infection is highest among children and the frequency of serious illness and death is greatest among older adults, over 65 years old. Influenza often is a self-limited disease, subsiding without therapy. It comonly occurs in outbreaks, mainly in the winter months.
Health Topic: Influenza The disease and which part of the body it affects: Influenza (flu) can affect your whole body. It can affect your eyes with aches behind your eye ball. It can also be felt through the whole body with aches especially in your head lower back and legs, making you feel extremely tired and weak Common symptoms: As well as body aches you can also get symptoms from influenza that include a sudden appearance of a high temperature. The high temperature can give you a dry cough. Then your body starts to ache and you can start to feel weak or really tired. This is when your eyes start to ache and you get the chills from the fever. During these symptoms you may lose your appetite and you can get a runny or stuffy nose as well as
Influenza is a contagious respiratory infection that is caused by influenza virus. Influenza is commonly called flu. Many people underestimate influenza, and think it is a mild disease. In fact, influenza is a deadly disease if it has not taken care of. For example, from 1918 to 1919 about 20million people died from influenza(1). To better understand influenza, it is important to know how it spreads, how is it prevented, and the strains it has.
According to History.com, a well-known historical record website, on March 11th 1918, a U.S. Army soldier reported cold-like symptoms consisting of sore throat, fever, and headache. By the noon of that same day, over 100 other soldiers reported the same symptoms. This would grow into the first-known outbreak of influenza in the world, infecting 500 million people worldwide, and killing over 20 million people. Robert Krulwich, a scientific correspondent for NPR, explains the process by which a virus enters your body and manifests into something much worse: The influenza virus first enters your respiratory system by inhalation or other, less-common methods. The virus is then expelled into your bloodstream where it latches onto a cell found there.
By getting flu vaccines it helps not getting sick. Even if you do get sick, it will not be as severe if you get the vaccine. For pregnant women it helps protect the baby, and even after the baby is born. Studies have shown that women who get the vaccine while pregnant, their babies are a third likely to get the flu. By getting the shot, it not guaranteed that the person will not get the flu. Depending on the age and health of the patient who gets the vaccine. It takes around two weeks for the flu shot to get into the immune system and take effect.
Many people tend to have misconceptions when it comes to the flu vaccine. How well the vaccine woks depends on factors such as age and the health stand point of the person. There is a possibility that the vaccine may not full work for reasons like your body not making enough antibody cells, getting the vaccine too late, or the flu vaccine not fighting off the specific parasite spreading at that time.
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Regular physical activity appears to improve the functioning of the immune system. Recent research suggests that people who exercise regularly come down with fewer colds and flues than their sedentary friends. Regular physical activity seems to strengthen the immune system so that it is better able to fight the foreign germs that make our bodies sick. Scientists still do not know exactly how exercise preserves immune our strength, so it is really too early to say what types or amounts of exercise maximize immune function. The evidence so far suggests that moderately vigorous exercise appears to be the most helpful. Further research has shown that during moderate exercise, several positive changes occur in the immune system. Various immune cells circulate through the body