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Fecal matter found in many public pools
aboll@kspr.comSpringfield, MO--"Everything so far has been great." says Carmel Gutierrez who takes her two kids to the pool four to five times a week. She went out of her way to make sure her kids didn't contaminate the pool water. "We had the baby swim diapers on or...Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, E. coli Infection, Medical Procedures and Tests, Health, Disease Prevention
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Doctors encouraged by breast cancer conversations
mmoloney@kspr.comActor and activist Angelina Jolie shared a secret with the world Tuesday that she had a preventive double mastectomy. She opted for the surgery after learning she carried a gene that made it extremely likely she would get breast cancer. The Oscar-winning...Tags: Celebrities, Brad Pitt, Prostate Cancer, Mastectomy, The New York Times
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What's Going Around: Upper Respiratory Illnesses
lmatter@kspr.com, tnguyen@kspr.comMt. Vernon, MO. - If you have a cough that won't go away, a sore throat or stuffy nose you probably have an upper respiratory infection or illness. That's What's Going Around this week. Most upper respiratory infections are a virus and more often than...Tags: Stuffy Nose, Coughing, Headaches, Sore Throat, Common Cold
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What's Going Around: Pinkeye
lmatter@kspr.com, tnguyen@kspr.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Pinkeye or conjunctivitis is going around this week. It's a very contagious illness that can easily be spread eye to eye and person to person. Doctors say pinkeye is inflammation of the lining inside the lid. That...Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Conjunctivitis, Allergies, Symptoms, Viral Diseases and Infections
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What's Going Around: Flu cases tapering off in Greene County
lmatter@kspr.com, tnguyen@kspr.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Good news when it comes to flu numbers in Greene County. We've now seen a decline in numbers six weeks in a row. This week in Greene County only 18 cases were reported. That is the lowest number since the first week of reporting...Tags: Flu, Disease Prevention
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New strain of stomach bug impacts the Ozarks
lpozen@kspr.comSPRINGIFIELD, Mo. -- A new strain of the norovirus is sweeping through the United States and impacting residents in the Ozarks. It's called the Sydney strain of norovirus. It is most commonly spread in closed places. This strain has been dubbed the...Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Calicivirus, Abdominal Pain, Flu, Recipes
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What's Going Around: Flu numbers continue to rise across the Ozarks
lmatter@kspr.com, tnguyen@kspr.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. - The flu epidemic continues across the country and across the Ozarks. Health departments release new numbers every week on confirmed cases of the flu and here's a breakdown of the numbers. Greene County: For the seventh week in a...Tags: Vaccines, Flu Vaccine, Medical Procedures and Tests, Flu, Preventative Medicine
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Flu becomes epidemic laced with shortages
ReporterSPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The Centers for Disease Control now calls it an epidemic and the Ozarks is no exception. Influenza numbers continue to climb across the country as we deal with vaccine and treatment shortages. On average, February tends to be when...Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Vaccines, Chemical Industry, Pharmaceuticals, Epidemics and Plagues
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Springfield, Greene County hit hard again by flu bug
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The flu bug is spreading throughout Greene County. Cases throughout the county rose to 390 through the first five weeks of reporting. County health leaders report an increase by 34 cases compared to a week ago. The Springfield-...
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What's Going Around: Flu prevention
lmatter@kspr.com, tnguyen@kspr.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. - It's back to work and back to reality. The holidays are over which means we are going back to work and school where germs will take over and could be passed on to you. Now that we're in a new year, the official peak of flu season is...Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Vaccines, Flu, Preventative Medicine, Viral Diseases and Infections
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Nurse from Springfield says she was fired for refusal to wear mask
Reporter and PhotographerSPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A nurse says her firing from Cox Hospital was unjustified. Carla Brock refused to get a flu vaccine and then to wear a surgical mask at work. This is the first year that CoxHealth has made flu vaccinations mandatory for all...Tags: Vaccines, Pharmaceuticals, Chemical Industry, Hospitals and Clinics, Flu Vaccine
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