HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS SAY IT’S SOMETHING PEOPLE SHOULD BE CAUTIOUS ABOUT… TERRY WHITE / RIDGELAND IMGó7889 1:23-1:26 “I DON’T GET SICK OFTEN AND I THANK GOD FOR IT.” TERRY WHITE IS ON THE SAME PAGE AS ALL OF US – SHE HATES BEING SICK! AND THIS YEAR THE FLU IS BACK WITH A VENGEANCE.. JUST IN TIME FOR THANKSGIVING 1:55-2:00 “I’M LIKE THIS, IF YOU’RE SICK, STAY HOME.” HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS SAY IT’S HERE EARLIER AND STRONGER! AMERICAN FAMILY CARE NURSE PRACTITIONER NATALIE PACE SAYS 80-90 PERCENT OF THEIR PATIENTS ARE TESTING POSITIVE FOR FLU NATALIE PACE /AMERICAN FAMILY CARE NURSE PRACTITIONER IMGó7885 :50 “IT’S DEFINITELY MORE AGGRESSIVE THIS YEAR.. 1:09 I THINK HONESTLY WE WERE WORRIED ABOUT COVID, A LOT OF VIRUSES LIKE THAT WILL SUPPRESS OTHER ONES WHEN THEY COME AROUND. WHEN THOSE START TO LEVEL OUT, OUR OTHER ONES COME BACK AGGRESSIVELY.” 1:21 IMGó7889 2:26-2:30 “LAST YEAR WAS COVID, WE GOT A LITTLE COVID, BUT MORE FLU NOW.” AMERICAN FAMILY CARE SAYS THIS YEARS STRAIN IS FLU A.. WHICH IS WHY THE VIRUS MAY FEEL DIFFERENT THAN OTHER YEARS.. 1:30-1:40 “PEOPLE ARE FEELING PRETTY BAD ESPECIALLY THE FIRST 3 DAYS AND WE ARE HAVING PEOPLE DEVELOP PNEUMONIA OR OTHER INFECTIONS AFTER THE 5-7 DAYS THEY’VE BEEN SICK.” IF YOU FEEL LIKE YOU’RE COMING DOWN WITH THE VIRUS.. THE CLINIC SAYS TO COMMUNICATE WITH YOUR LOVED ONES.. THEY’LL THANK YOU FOR IT IN THE LONG RUN. 1:59-2:09 “IF YOU ARE ILL, THEY’D RATHER YOU BE HONEST WITH THEM, THAN SHOW UP AND HAVE TO TELL EVERYONE LATER I WAS SICK WHEN I CAME AROUND NOW EVERYBODY HAS TO GO GET TESTED FOR COVID AND FLU.” 2:05-2:12 “YOU NEED TO STAY AT HOME, RUNNING TEMPERATURES STAY AT HOME, IF YOU’RE SNEEZING ALL OVER THE PLACE, YOU NEED TO TRY AND STAY AT HOM
If you’re sick, don’t pull your chair up to the holiday table, doctors say
Flu cases on the rise in Mississippi
Updated: 6:17 PM CST Nov 23, 2022
Mississippi continues to see high levels of flu activity ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday and doctors say it’s something to be cautious about.American Family Care nurse practitioner Natalie Pace said 80% to 90% of their patients are testing positive for the flu. “It’s definitely more aggressive this year,” Pace said. “I think, honestly, we were worried about COVID-19. A lot of viruses like that will suppress other ones when they come around. When those start to level out, our other ones come back aggressively.”This year’s strain is flu A, which Pace said is why the virus may feel different than in other years.”People are feeling pretty bad, especially the first three days,” Pace said. “And we are having people develop pneumonia or other infections after the five to seven days they’ve been sick.”Anyone who feels like they’re coming down with the virus should tell their loved ones. Pace said they’ll thank you for it in the long run.”If you are ill, they’d rather you be honest with them than show up and have to tell everyone later, ‘I was sick when I came around, now everybody has to go get tested for COVID and flu,'” Pace said. “You need to stay at home. Running temperatures, stay at home. If you’re sneezing all over the place, you need to try and stay at home and try to get yourself well.”
Mississippi continues to see high levels of flu activity ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday and doctors say it’s something to be cautious about.
American Family Care nurse practitioner Natalie Pace said 80% to 90% of their patients are testing positive for the flu.
“It’s definitely more aggressive this year,” Pace said. “I think, honestly, we were worried about COVID-19. A lot of viruses like that will suppress other ones when they come around. When those start to level out, our other ones come back aggressively.”
This year’s strain is flu A, which Pace said is why the virus may feel different than in other years.
“People are feeling pretty bad, especially the first three days,” Pace said. “And we are having people develop pneumonia or other infections after the five to seven days they’ve been sick.”
Anyone who feels like they’re coming down with the virus should tell their loved ones. Pace said they’ll thank you for it in the long run.
“If you are ill, they’d rather you be honest with them than show up and have to tell everyone later, ‘I was sick when I came around, now everybody has to go get tested for COVID and flu,'” Pace said. “You need to stay at home. Running temperatures, stay at home. If you’re sneezing all over the place, you need to try and stay at home and try to get yourself well.”
