Every year about this time, WakeMed sees an increase in patients complaining of flulike symptoms as a primary reason for visits to our emergency departments. If you have flu-like symptoms or a gastrointestinal illness, the first thing to do is consult your primary care physician. As your primary medical care provider, no one knows your health history better. […]
Robin Carver, RN, is WakeMed‘s director of infection prevention & control. Salmonella infection generally does not cause serious illness, but it does cause uncomfortable gastrointestinal symptoms and can occasionally be fatal in infants, people with compromised immune systems and the elderly primarily due to dehydration. To date, 11 salmonella cases have been reported in North Carolina, but […]
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