COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) – Flu season is right here.
“So total in Georgia, what we’re seeing is a rise in flu exercise sooner than what we see in earlier years,” says Jack Lockwood, Public Data Officer for the Georgia Division of Public Well being.
Cough syrup is flying off the cabinets this season for youngsters as a result of extra children are getting sick. In keeping with the CDC, Georgia has the best stage of flu exercise within the U.S., with Alabama not far behind. Combine that in with COVID-19 nonetheless lingering and RSV, a respiratory sickness impacting younger children…how would dad and mom know the distinction, particularly in youngsters.
“A whole lot of the signs appear related, between COVID, flu and RSV, so it’s vital, if you’re having the signs, to speak to your baby’s doctor concerning the issues your baby is experiencing,” says Lockwood.
At Nu You Expertise in Columbus, the place they tout pure therapeutic, proprietor Clarence Brown says there are at-home treatments to maintain your infant effectively. “Sea moss undoubtedly, flavored, as a result of if it’s not flavored, they gained’t take it. It’s similar to giving them cough syrup,” says Brown.
Brown says there are simple methods to make sure your baby takes the pure route that would knock out these signs.
“You may drop it in a smoothie or no matter. Some individuals do it of their meals, so long as you get it in them,” says Brown.
Whether or not you select conventional drugs or a pure treatment, there are some preventative measures everybody ought to heed.
“The opposite issues that you are able to do are the issues now we have been doing rather a lot, in case you have a sneeze or cough, do it in your elbow, hold a protected distance from different individuals, wash your palms completely, don’t contact your face an excessive amount of or keep away from it as a lot as you’ll be able to,” says Lockwood.
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