Flu season hitting Lawrence County hard
While many were up and cheering our boys basketball team in the recent state tourney game game, many others will be sick as the other kind of dog.
When it comes to the flu, strep throat and as many varieties of flu like illness as candy in a bag of mixed jelly beans, Lawrence County is undergoing a disease filled March Madness. For those who have been suffering, there hasn’t been anything sweet about the last sixteen days.
Late winter/early spring is a traditional time for flu upswings, but this year the virus team is scoring way too many free throws.
If you are one who has been sick, it really underscores the importance of getting your annual flu shot. For those of you who haven’t had the flu shot and would like one, remember that it takes two weeks to become effective. Furthermore, the flu shot won’t protect you now from all the other nasty things slithering through the nooks and crannies of our county.
So what can you do to end up on the winning team this March? For the most part, bad things can’t get to you unless you let them. You probably wouldn’t think about taking a swim where a “Danger Sharks” sign was posted on the beach, right? Well going into a store or other public place where thousands of infected hands have gone before you isn’t much different than taking your chances with the sharks. Wiping down your buggies with sanitized wipes, washing your hands as soon as you get back home is a great way to score a winning hoop. Avoiding places where large crowds are assembled is also a good idea. Viruses love being up close and personal. You can also be a community hero by staying home if you have the flu or flu like symptoms.
The bottom line is not to stop doing what you’re doing, but be a little more aware of what is going around you, and how you can save your routine without it getting you benched during the big game. The nurses at the Lawrence County Health Department have great suggestions about how you can help avoid getting sick. Give us a call at 606-638-4389. We want to keep all, our Dawgs as healthy as we can.