Personal Narrative: It's Winter In Australia

Playing in the snow during the winter is most kids favorite thing about winter other than getting toys during the holidays. I know as a kid I enjoyed it and I know the dangers of it but they never crossed my mind as I was having fun. For most nothing ever happens to them wasn't one of those kids. As a kid every winter Zack and I would always play in the snow at my Mom’s, Dad’s, Nan’s, or anywhere else.

Beep! Beep! Beep! I wake up to an alarm screaming in my ear. I smack the alarm to shut the yelling off. It was a January day, in the middle of the cold, brutal winter. I finally got up after sitting in bed for what felt like hours, and looked outside like I do every morning. I noticed that there was no sign of grass to be seen. All that could be seen was white, frozen blanket of thick snow. I started to get ready for the school day and I just prayed that school was going to be canceled. As soon as I was fully ready I stepped outside and my food sunk down a foot and a half below the snow! I could not believe it that school was still open. As soon as I got to my car that was completely covered in snow, my mother comes out and yells that school was closed. I felt a huge wave as release and I ran back inside and went right back to sleep.

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Dave Phillips - He says that we we created like a circle for ourselves during the winter and try to hide from the snow instead of embracing it like most countries and we do that by hiding indoors and hibernating. Hes canadasa weather man and he said that 2009 was Canada's warmest winter and he was surprised by all the canadians that were full of joy because they all did not want a cold snowy winter. There were interviews on people on what they think of this year's winter and they were all happy, most of them were not even wearing winter jacket. Dave Phillips suspecting everyone to be disappointed but

After all these years, there’s still no cure for the common cold. For a long time now it’s been advocated that prevention is the best type of medicine. Of course you know the basics how to circumvent infection. Wash your hand on a regular basis, make sure you get enough sleep, ensure you eat the right things and get the right nutrition…

A “common cold” viral URTI may be milder and presents in children as fussiness, decreased appetite, sleep disturbances, nasal congestion, rhinorrhea, cough, low-grade fever and headache (Fenstermacher & Hudson, 2016). Influenza, also viral, is characterized by abrupt high fever, myalgia, sore throat, cough, rhinorrhea, and occasional nausea, vomiting or diarrhea (Fenstermacher & Hudson, 2016). Nasopharyngeal swabs confirm the presence of influenza or respiratory syncytial virus, which is helpful when comorbidities exist or contact with immunocompromised individuals is

Influenza, commonly known as the "flu," is an extremely contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza A or B viruses. Flu appears most frequently in winter and early spring.

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.

Honey is considered the "star" of the home remedy contest. One tablespoon three times a day will help a dry, hacking cough. It acts by calming the mucous membranes and also has antibacterial properties that can cut the duration of a cold. Ginger, also a great cold fighter, soothes that prickly feeling you have in your throat that usually starts the dry, hacking cough that, once started, takes what seems like forever to stop. Ginger also has the power to loosen your phlegm in its path, therefore making it easier for you to expectorate.

grade fever. The severity of symptoms is typically dependent on the patient’s age. In infants,

Every fall season, more than 1 billion Americans contract colds which lead to the overcrowding emergency rooms, doctor offices and urgent care visits. Most of them present similar symptoms of upper respiratory tract (URT) infections which affects the air passage in the nose, ears and throat. Among them, 5 to 20 percents of these symptoms are contracted by influenza, commonly called “the flu” (11). According to the Center of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), flu diseases are episodic and can be acute which has claimed 3000 to 49000 lives from 1976 to 2006 although there have been no findings on a mortality report due to the common cold (11). Although the common cold and flu share a lot of common characteristics, but their complications

Yes, that’s right the dreaded flu. Winter is that amazing time of year where people of all ages and all sizes get the flu. It makes everything 3 times worse than it already is The flu includes screaming, crying, and yes more crying. Snow and ice also mean that it’s hard for cars to move and drive. They often slide, skid, and the brakes fail.

The common cold and Influenza are two common illnesses of the upper respiratory tract. These illness can often be mistaken for each other due to the overlapping symptoms. The two symptoms that seem to present when the flu is occurring are a fever with a cough. Prevention is also similar for both of the illnesses with the exception of an actual vaccine that can be administered annually for flu prevention. Diagnosis can occur in the physicians office according to the individuals symptoms that are presenting or by completing an rapid flu test. Treatments are also similar for both the common cold and the flu because they are both caused by viruses, therefore a patient would not benefit from antibiotic therapy. With educating the

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Influenza is one of the most contagious illnesses caused by airborne viruses. I can lead to mild or severe illness and even death. Influenza can come suddenly and is marginally different to a ‘Cold”. The virus can cause infections of the lower respiratory tract (lungs) and the upper respiratory tract (throat, nasal). Influenza is disease that may cause symptom such as the following; fever (high body temperature), sore throat, muscle or body aches, cough, Headaches, runny or stuffy nose, fatigue/tiredness (CDC, 2016). it belongs to “Orthomyxoviridae” family of infections, “myxa” meaning ‘mucus’ in Greek. There are three major types of influenza that may also be addressed as different terminologies, such as flu