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If you have a sore throat, a fever or a headache, healthcare professionals are asking you to take a trip to the doctor instead of chalking symptoms up to a bug or cold.The CDC is reporting at least 11 million illnesses, 120,000 hospitalizations and 5,000 deaths from the flu. The South Carolina Department of Public Health is attributing this as a “record-breaking” flu season. Between Dec. 28 and Jan. 3, the state agency reported 3,705 lab-confirmed tests and 838 hospitalizations. Influenza-like Illness (ILI) activity levels were above the state baseline in both Greenville and Spartanburg counties. There have been 25 flu-related deaths this season, the most being in the Upstate at 12.Dr. Anna-Kathryn Burch, MD, a Pediatric Infectious Disease Physician with Prisma Health, said the state’s numbers point to a peak and overall decrease. While hopeful the cases will only drop further, she said hospitals and doctors’ offices are still buckling under the demand of sick patients.”We are full. It is busy right now. A month across the state in South Carolina,” Burch said.Getting diagnosed and treated early on can be a key to speedy recovery, and curbing the spread of sickness.Jake Summerford, PA-C, works under Prisma Health as an urgent care physician associate and clinical operations vice president. He said doctors can prescribe antiviral medications within the first 48 hours of symptom onset and track for any secondary illnesses or complications.”Timing is everything when it comes to these sorts of illnesses. And so, if you’re unsure of whether your symptoms need to be checked out, it’s always better to be evaluated sooner rather than later,” Summerford said.Experts said the flu shot is the best way to protect yourself, even if you have already had the flu. This is because different flu strains can grow throughout the season.While the vaccine does not prevent you from getting the disease, it can make symptoms manageable and reduce the chance of complications or hospitalizations. It takes the immune system roughly two weeks to build up antibodies.
If you have a sore throat, a fever or a headache, healthcare professionals are asking you to take a trip to the doctor instead of chalking symptoms up to a bug or cold.
The CDC is reporting at least 11 million illnesses, 120,000 hospitalizations and 5,000 deaths from the flu. The South Carolina Department of Public Health is attributing this as a “record-breaking” flu season.
Between Dec. 28 and Jan. 3, the state agency reported 3,705 lab-confirmed tests and 838 hospitalizations. Influenza-like Illness (ILI) activity levels were above the state baseline in both Greenville and Spartanburg counties. There have been 25 flu-related deaths this season, the most being in the Upstate at 12.
Dr. Anna-Kathryn Burch, MD, a Pediatric Infectious Disease Physician with Prisma Health, said the state’s numbers point to a peak and overall decrease. While hopeful the cases will only drop further, she said hospitals and doctors’ offices are still buckling under the demand of sick patients.
“We are full. It is busy right now. A month across the state in South Carolina,” Burch said.
Getting diagnosed and treated early on can be a key to speedy recovery, and curbing the spread of sickness.
Jake Summerford, PA-C, works under Prisma Health as an urgent care physician associate and clinical operations vice president. He said doctors can prescribe antiviral medications within the first 48 hours of symptom onset and track for any secondary illnesses or complications.
“Timing is everything when it comes to these sorts of illnesses. And so, if you’re unsure of whether your symptoms need to be checked out, it’s always better to be evaluated sooner rather than later,” Summerford said.
Experts said the flu shot is the best way to protect yourself, even if you have already had the flu. This is because different flu strains can grow throughout the season.
While the vaccine does not prevent you from getting the disease, it can make symptoms manageable and reduce the chance of complications or hospitalizations. It takes the immune system roughly two weeks to build up antibodies.
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