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Originally Posted by Verbena  I don't get the flu shot. We are putting to much into our bodies. Things are crazy. . . Use anti bacterial soap, don't eat raw ground meat, eggs. ... . . . I was a kid you wash everything with soap and water. When we made meatballs, we ate the raw meat(with the raw egg) to taste for seasoning (we also just liked to eated it lol). I still do the same thing. I try to eat healthy. We grow our own organic food. (I love to go out and graze through the garden, not washing anything.) I try to get grass fed beef and fresh eggs (but not always available ). But I still go to the market for stuff. I think we are antibacterial everything which is not good. And people are just getting sick because of it. Maybe it is just me. |
Flu has nothing to do with raw meat or eggs and first you say use antibacterial soap and then you say, we use too much.
Flu is from a virus not bateria. I think you might be thinking of "stomach flu" and the shots aren't for this. As I said earlier, I use to think this too.
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The flu, more scientifically known as influenza, is a highly contagious respiratory infection caused by influenza viruses. The influenza virus usually enters the body through mucus membranes in the mouth, nose, or eyes.
[B]When a person with the flu coughs or sneezes, the virus then becomes airborne and can be inhaled by anyone nearby. You can also get the flu if you’ve touched a contaminated surface like a telephone or a doorknob and then touch your nose or mouth. [B/] Of course, the risk of infection is greater in highly populated areas like schools, buses, and crowded urban settings.
Who is at risk?
In most communities, school-age children are the first age group to get the flu. They then carry the virus home and to after-school activities where they interact with other kids. The flu virus is usually prominent from October through May, the time of year typically known as “flu season.”
Older adults, young children, and people with specific health conditions are at higher risk for serious flu complications. On average annually in the US: 5% to 20% of the population gets the flu, over 200,000 people are hospitalized from flu complications, and about 23,600 people die from flu-related causes. Read more about the impact of the flu.
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Twenty-three thousand people are dying each year when this could have easily been prevented. While I'm not suggesting that everyone get a flu shot, I hope that people who are in the target group aren't afraid to get the shot because of some of the stuff written.