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What's Going Around: Allergies
lmatter@kspr.com, tnguyen@kspr.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. - It starts with congestion and sneezing and then you get a running nose and irritated eyes. Spring seasonal allergies are once again sending people to the doctor’s office this week. At Ozarks Community Hospital's Primary Care...Tags: Allergies, Sneezing, Physical Conditions, Hospitals and Clinics
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Students at 'high risk' for TB could be turned away for refusing test
selzie@kspr.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Lawmakers are considering a new bill to help curb the spread of Tuberculosis. The the proposed law is targeting college students and staff. Under the proposed state law students considered at a high risk for Turburculosis could be...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Missouri State University, Teaching and Learning, Students, Education
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What's Going Around: Strep throat
lmatter@kspr.com, tnguyen@kspr.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Last week we talked about an increase in the number of people coming in to doctor's offices with sore throats. Now, offices are not only seeing sore throats and congestion associated with allergies, but some of the cases are strep...Tags: Allergies, Headaches, Medical Procedures and Tests, Strep Throat, Viral Diseases and Infections
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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: Allergies, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Conjunctivitis, Inflammation, Diseases and Illnesses
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What's Going Around: Stomach bug
lmatter@kspr.com, tnguyen@kspr.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Spring break is over and that means your kids are back in close quarters with other kids. And this week a very contagious illness is going around that goes hand in hand with school being back in session. The stomach bug is sending...Tags: Nausea, Viral Diseases and Infections, Family
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What's Going Around: Sore throat
lmatter@kspr.com, tnguyen@kspr.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Has your throat been a little on the scratchy side lately? You might have a common sickness that is going around this week - the sore throat. Health officials with the Ozarks Community Hospital clinic in Springfield have seen an...Tags: Tylenol (drug), Headaches, Hospitals and Clinics, Viral Diseases and Infections, Sore Throat
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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: Recipes, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Calicivirus, Flu, Diseases and Illnesses
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What's Going Around: Respiratory infection
lmatter@kspr.com, tnguyen@kspr.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. - If you or your child are feeling sick, and know it's not the flu it could be another illness that is going around. It's very contagious and children, mostly young children, get sick with it the most. It's called RSV. It's a...Tags: Flu, Albuterol (drug), Coughing
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What's going around
lmatter@kspr.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- We are getting closer to a new year which means the actual flu season is right around the corner. The peak of flu season is January or February. But this year, the illness has made an earlier appearance -. One that is spreading...Tags: Flu, Chills, Flu Vaccine, Fever
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Police Chief and Sheriff Support 'Wet Shelter' For Intoxicated Individuals, People with a Mental Illness who are Otherwise Booked in Jail for Petty Crimes
Reporter, PhotographerTop law enforcement officials say a type of shelter known as a "wet shelter” is needed to create space in the overcrowded Greene County Jail for serious, violent offenders. They want to open a secure facility to hold people who are homeless,...Tags: Abusive Behavior, Symptoms, Prisons, Health and Medical Professionals, Behavioral Conditions
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Health Alert Issued: Two Cases of Invasive Infection Often Linked to Infant Formula Under Investigation
Reporter, PhotographerEmployees at Wal-Mart stores across the country are pulling a specific powdered baby formula from the shelves following the death of a 10 day old boy from Lebanon. Avery Cornett is the second infant to be treated during the last month at a Missouri...Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Walmart, Hospitals and Clinics, Sepsis, Diseases and Illnesses
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Contaminated Cantaloupe: Listeriosis symptoms may not show for 70 days,
Reporter, PhotographerJefferson City, Mo. –The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notified the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services that the CDC is revising the number of Listeriosis cases in Missouri that are associated with the national...Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Headaches, Medical Procedures and Tests, Health
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