It's running rampant in Ottumwa. According to news reports, most colleges have had serious outbreaks, and schools in the state are running close to epidemic numbers of kids out [overall average isn't there yet, but several counties are above the cutoff].
Use common sense. Cough into your elbow [not your hand]. Wash hands frequently and keep them away from your face. Rinse your nose and throat with saline solution - or you can use listerine for throat. Flu is spread through throat and nasal passages, so if you rinse often [even if you were exposed], it won't have time to proliferate and cause the disease.
If you do get the flu, stay away from others. Wear a paper mask if you must be around others, or even a bandanna over your nose and mouth.
And if you get complications - trouble breathing, high fever that doesn't go away - then see your doctor. Do tell the staff when you get there that you think you have the flu; they should have a separate area to sit you down in, so you're not infecting others.
Stay safe, stay well.
A little hodge-podge of this and that. The cobwebs of an old gal's mind. Why Maggie O'Guin? The ancestor I most identified with and whose birthday I share, my great grandmother, and one I wish I'd had the opportunity to know. Topics will range from profound to silly, from serious to whatever.
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