Advice from an Urgent Care staffer - RSV, pneumonia, Flu A & B
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# Advice from an Urgent Care staffer - RSV, pneumonia, Flu A & B
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- Advice from an Urgent Care staffer.
- Everyone is sick right now so stay out of folks faces.
- RSV, Mycoplasma pneumonia, Flu A & B are going around. We're seeing so many people at urgent care, daily. it's so bad this year. 😮💨
- Treat symptomatically, these are all viruses, that can last UP TO 2-3weeks, especially that walking pneumonia, you can have a cough for months after.
- There's no antibiotic treatment. Over the counter Mucinex DM, loosens all the mucus and thins it out, increase fluids, heavy on the water intake use a humidifier if you have one.
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- thechasefiles · 75w
- Advice from an Urgent Care staffer.
- Everyone is sick right now so stay out of folks faces.
- RSV, Mycoplasma pneumonia, Flu A & B are going around. We're seeing so many people at urgent care, daily. it's so bad this year. 😷
- Treat symptomatically, these are all viruses, that can last UP TO 2-3weeks, especially that walking pneumonia, you can have a cough for months after.
- There's no antibiotic treatment. Over the counter Mucinex DM, loosens all the mucus and thins it out, increase fluids, heavy on the water intake use a humidifier if you have one. Take hot steamy showers, I recommend the vapor tablets, feels like heaven. Cough medicine for your cough (if you get rid of the mucus, you get rid of the cough) Tylenol/ibuprofen for your fever, pain, headaches, etc.
- Also, sinus flushing (sinus suction for the littles) best thing you can do for the pressure headaches.
- If you have a nebulizer, use it every 4-6 hours. If you don't have the solution from the doctor, mix 2 cups of sterile water (bottled or boiled) with 1 tsp of salt, helps break up all that mucus in your lungs, chest, head.
- You Can't be too careful, with school starting soon again, one of the prime places to contract any of these illnesses.
- I copy and pasted from a friend. Thanks Fran Wickham 🙏🏾❤️ this is great advice!
- #thechasefiles #fluseason #covid #pneumonia #bronchitis #respiratoryhealth #nebulizer #mucinex #sinus #headaches #achesandpainsrelief
- 908 likes · 57 comments · January 6, 2025
**Comments (sample):**
- femalethor_ (75w): Rsv in babies is deadly, please try to keep your kids inside if possible
- myra_godchild (75w): The cold is very bad, and the cough is serious. i'm now recovering but the cough int going no where.
- parrisdidi (75w): Are flu shots offered especially to the young and elderly?
- bim4eva (75w): ❤️
## Summary
A health advisory post from @thechasefiles sharing advice from an Urgent Care staffer about the spread of RSV, Mycoplasma pneumonia, and Flu A & B. The post provides practical symptomatic treatment guidance: Mucinex DM for mucus, increased fluid intake, humidifiers, steamy showers, vapor tablets, cough medicine, Tylenol/ibuprofen for fever and pain, sinus flushing, and nebulizer use every 4-6 hours (with a DIY saline solution recipe if prescription solution is unavailable). The staffer notes these are all viruses with no antibiotic treatment, lasting 2-3 weeks. The post was copied from a friend (Fran Wickham) and shared as public health guidance.
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Advice from an Urgent Care staffer.
Everyone is sick right now so stay out of folks faces.
RSV, Mycoplasma pneumonia, Flu A & B are going around. We're seeing so many people at urgent care, daily. it's so bad this year. 😷
Treat symptomatically, these are all viruses, that can last UP TO 2-3weeks, especially that walking pneumonia, you can have a cough for months after.
There's no antibiotic treatment. Over the counter Mucinex DM, loosens all the mucus and thins it out, increase fluids, heavy on the water intake use a humidifier if you have one. Take hot steamy showers, I recommend the vapor tablets, feels like heaven. Cough medicine for your cough (if you get rid of the mucus, you get rid of the cough) Tylenol/ibuprofen for your fever, pain, headaches, etc.
Also, sinus flushing (sinus suction for the littles) best thing yo
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