#respiratoryillnesses — Public Fediverse posts

Essentia partners with Bismarck-Burleigh Public Health, local health care partners to encourage protection from respiratory illnesses https://www.byteseu.com/1403784/ #BismarckMandan #COVID19 #Dr.AmyJuelson #Essentia #Health #influenza #NorthDakota #Pediatrics #RespiratoryIllnesses #rsv

An #AirQuality alert for much of #Minnesota remained in effect through noon on Wednesday, acc/to the Minnesota #Pollution Control Agency. The alert for some areas was expected to reach the red category, which signals it can be dangerous for everyone, the agency said.

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In #Iowa, an #AirQuality alert issued by the state’s Dept of Natural Resources was expected to remain in effect through Thursday morning, acc/to the Weather Service. #Air #pollution was expected to remain at #unhealthy levels for sensitive groups, & possibly healthy people too, w/residents advised to limit outdoor activities until the air quality improves.

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Marc Chenard, a meteorologist at the Weather Prediction Center, said satellite imagery shows a broad swath of #smoke still covering the eastern US on Wednesday. The smoke stretches from northern #Georgia to #NewEngland & into the Upper #Midwest.

#AirQuality readings in cities including #Minneapolis, #StPaul & #Columbus, #Ohio, were at “very unhealthy” levels… acc/to the NYT air quality tracker.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/04/weather/air-quality-wildfire-smoke-sahara-dust.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=4A04536C-B093-4F24-A406-EC910D453D31

People can protect themselves by staying indoors or by wearing #N95masks, she said. Strykowski added that they must be N95s because the cloth #masks many people used during the COVID-19 pandemic don’t provide enough #filtration.

[My additional advice: be sure to always carry your rescue #inhaler!! If you can use an allergy #filter on your HVAC system. Close your windows & use an indoor air filter machine.]

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Dr. Rachel Strykowski, a #pulmonologist, said the poor #AirQuality increases #respiratory symptoms aggravated by the dirty #air. Typical symptoms include increase in shortness of breath, wheezing, coughing, & flares of underlying #disease such as #COPD & #asthma.

The fine particulate matter from the #wildfire #smoke triggers more inflammation in patients’ airways, aggravating underlying #medical conditions.

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#Smoke from #wildfires in #Canada carried another day of poor #AirQuality south of the border to the #Midwest, where conditions in parts of #Minnesota, #Wisconsin & #Michigan were rated “very unhealthy” Tuesday.

The fires have forced more than 27,000 Canadians in three provinces to flee their homes, & the smoke has even reached #Europe.

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@alienghic @ai6yr Norovirus, too, is ripping through the population as though we were all on a cruise ship. The comments here suggest why: social support including architecture and simple public health training are overlooked in favor of “convenience.” Handwashing adequately, plumbing design, ventilation, stay-home-when-you’re-sick guides and restaurant inspections are just a few examples. Thanks, community.
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/flu-rsv-and-covid-cases-on-rise-in-b-c-1.7424536 “Positive tests for #RespiratoryIllnesses have been steadily climbing for weeks in #BritishColumbia, especially for flu and respiratory syncytial virus (#RSV)

The data shows #InfluenzaA and RSV cases have been on the rise since November. Influenza A remains the most common strain this flu season with 11.7 per cent of recent tests coming back positive during the week of Dec 22-28 — an uptick of 2.5 per cent compared to the previous week. “

“Emergency rooms are overflowing while an array of respiratory illnesses — COVID-19 included — keep circulating.” #healthcare #Canada #EmergencyRooms #RespiratoryIllnesses #COVID https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/second-opinion-overcapacity-er-crisis-1.7080946

Global News BC: Stay on top your immunizations, B.C. doctors warn ahead of fall ‘tripledemic’ https://globalnews.ca/news/9900402/fall-respiratory-season-bc-doctors/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #backtoschoolhealthconcerns #RespiratoryIllnesses #adviceforfluseason #RespiratoryViruses #RespiratorySeason #Dr.BonnieHenry #BChealthcare #Tripledemic #covid-19bc #FluSeason #Influenza #BChealth #Health #COVID #rsv

Global News BC: Stay on top your immunizations, B.C. doctors warn ahead of fall ‘tripledemic’ https://globalnews.ca/news/9900402/fall-respiratory-season-bc-doctors/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #backtoschoolhealthconcerns #RespiratoryIllnesses #adviceforfluseason #RespiratoryViruses #RespiratorySeason #Dr.BonnieHenry #BChealthcare #Tripledemic #covid-19bc #FluSeason #Influenza #BChealth #Health #COVID #rsv

Respiratory illnesses slam US: “Perfect storm for a terrible holiday season” - Enlarge / An intensive care nurse cares for a patient suffering from re... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1902118 #respiratoryillnesses #hospitalization #publichealth #infectious #sars-cov-2 #hospitals #influenza #covid-19 #walensky #science #cases #virus #ama #cdc #flu #rsv

Record number of parents miss work as #respiratoryillnesses spike in #kids
Though there are signs things could get worse, the White House has a rosy outlook.
#Tripledemic: #COVID19, #RSV, #influenza
https://bit.ly/3EjINdV

Record number of parents miss work as respiratory illnesses spike in kids - Enlarge / Parents work on their computers while their son entertains hi... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1898421 #respiratoryillnesses #infectiousdisease #publichealth #vaccination #sars-cov-2 #ashishjha #childcare #influenza #covid-19 #medicine #outbreak #vaccines #science #biology #parents #labor #cdc #flu #rsv

Children’s hospitals fill up amid up early surge in respiratory infections - Enlarge / An intensive care nurse cares for a patient suffering from r... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1892525 #respiratoryinfections #respiratoryillnesses #childrenshospital #infectiousdisease #enterovirus #adenovirus #fluseason #pediatric #covid-19 #science #afm #cdc #flu #rsv