{"id":19831,"date":"2018-02-16T09:42:30","date_gmt":"2018-02-16T14:42:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=19831"},"modified":"2018-02-16T09:42:30","modified_gmt":"2018-02-16T14:42:30","slug":"do-you-really-know-what-the-flu-is-southlake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/do-you-really-know-what-the-flu-is-southlake\/","title":{"rendered":"Do you really know what the flu is? – Southlake"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week Southlake dispels the biggest myth about the flu.
\nAt Southlake, we continue to see high numbers of patients with the flu, and by flu, we don\u2019t mean stomach bugs.
\nWe have heard some confusion about the difference between stomach bugs (norovirus) and the real flu \u2013 influenza (the flu in your lungs).These two illnesses are not the same. In fact, influenza (the flu in your lungs) is far more serious.
\nAccording to Health Canada, influenza (the flu in your lungs) kills an estimated 3,500 people in Canada each year and results in more than 12,000 people being admitted to hospital.
\nThat\u2019s why we encourage everyone to get a flu shot to help prevent getting influenza (the flu in your lungs). We also want to remind people to wash their hands often and look for the signs and symptoms of influenza (the flu in your lungs).
\nFlu symptoms include:<\/p>\n

Fever or feeling feverish\/chills
\nCough
\nSore throat
\nRunny or stuffy nose
\nMuscle or body aches
\nHeadaches
\nFatigue (tiredness)<\/p>\n

We continue to see high volumes of patients this week. To keep our patients, visitors and staff safe, we are taking the following additional steps:<\/p>\n

If you need to visit our Emergency Department, please limit the number of people with you to one person who can help you. We don\u2019t want it to be more crowded than it needs to be and we don\u2019t want anyone to catch the flu when they are at Southlake.
\nEveryone in the Emergency Department, including patients and visitors, needs to wear a protective mask and clean their hands often.
\nFor everyone\u2019s protection, our staff are wearing masks with eye shields and may even be wearing a gown over their clothes.
\nLook for Southlake updates in this paper or online each week. If you have any questions, please email corporatecommunications@southlakeregional.org.<\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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