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#9 | Cold Vs Flu - What's the difference?
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Cold Vs Flu Every year we see news headlines about an impending flu outbreak, thankfully it's for this seasonal illness to reach pandemic levels, but it is true that yearly outbreaks do kill people. It's also true that we can help to protect ourselves from the risk and we need to get better at recognising the symptoms of this potentially serious viral infection so we can protect ourselves and those around us. A good place to start is understanding the differences between the flu and a cold. In this episode we'll hear from doctors, nurses and an epidemiologist to help us understand the differences between the cold and flu, and what we can do about either if we're unlucky enough to become unwell. Guests Dr Anna Lamont | Associate Medical Director, NHS 24 John Sandbach | Interim Head of Clinical Systems, NHS 24 Dr Jim McMenamin | Interim Clinical Director, Health Protection Scotland Any questions or feedback? Get in touch with us via social media at www.instagram.com/nhs24.scot
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Manage episode 247091421 series 2433758
Cold Vs Flu Every year we see news headlines about an impending flu outbreak, thankfully it's for this seasonal illness to reach pandemic levels, but it is true that yearly outbreaks do kill people. It's also true that we can help to protect ourselves from the risk and we need to get better at recognising the symptoms of this potentially serious viral infection so we can protect ourselves and those around us. A good place to start is understanding the differences between the flu and a cold. In this episode we'll hear from doctors, nurses and an epidemiologist to help us understand the differences between the cold and flu, and what we can do about either if we're unlucky enough to become unwell. Guests Dr Anna Lamont | Associate Medical Director, NHS 24 John Sandbach | Interim Head of Clinical Systems, NHS 24 Dr Jim McMenamin | Interim Clinical Director, Health Protection Scotland Any questions or feedback? Get in touch with us via social media at www.instagram.com/nhs24.scot
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