Ask the Expert -
Flus, Cold and Infections

Here is Ask-the-Expert information on infectious diseases written by Banner Health physicians, nurses, and general health care providers.

Topics include:

• Bedbugs
• C.Diff (Clostridium difficile)
• Colds
• E.coli
• Flu
• H1N1 virus (swine flu)
• Hepatitis
• Immunizations  
• MRSA (methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus)
• Pertussis or whooping cough
• RSV (respiratory syncytial virus)
• Shingles
• Sinus Infections
• Valley Fever
• West Nile virus

Bedbugs

• Bedbugs Featuring Dawn Benham

 C.Diff (Clostridium difficile)

• C.diff Featuring: Debbie Zink
• How can I prevent from getting C-diff again? Featuring Mankanwal Sachdev, MD

Colds

• Umcka for colds Featuring Jeanine Spielberger, MD
• Colds vs. allergies Featuring: David Engstrom, MD
• Colds vs. flu Featuring: Mandeep Rai, MD
• Colds vs. flu  Featuring: Mandeep Rai, MD
• Treating cold or flu symptoms Featuring: Frank Benes, MD
• Do flu and cold remedies go bad? Featuring: Misty Vo

 E.coli

• E.coli Featuring: Toni Lee, RN

The Flu

• Flu shot does not prevent pneumonia Featuring Chris Bonati, MD
• Avoiding respiratory infections Featuring: Mary Ann Yahl, RN
• Getting rid of flu germs Featuring: Toni Lee, RN
• Flu vaccination Featuring: Kris Korte, RN
• Do flu and cold remedies go bad? Featuring: Misty Vo
• Colds vs. flu Featuring: Mandeep Rai, MD
• Colds vs. flu  Featuring: Mandeep Rai, MD
• Treating cold or flu symptoms Featuring: Frank Benes, MD
• Children and flu restrictions Featuring: Felipe Gutierrez, MD
• Who should get a flu shot? Featuring John Po, MD
• Should my healthy child get a flu shot? Featuring John Po, MD

H1N1 virus (swine flu)

• How can I protect my child against H1N1? Featuring: John Po, MD
• H1N1 Vaccinations Featuring Mandeep Rai, MD
• What do pregnant women need to know about H1N1? Featuring Michael Urig, MD
• Does being pregnant increase my chances of getting H1N1 Featuring: Mystie Johnson, MD
• H1N1 virus and travel Featuring Jeff Wolfrey, MD
• H1N1 and Pregnant Women Featuring: Jordan Perlow, MD

 Hepatitis

• What is the difference between Hepatitis A, B and C? Featuring Richard Manch, MD

• Immunizations for adults Featuring Marti Reich

 MRSA (methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus)

• MRSA  Featuring: Kjell Benson, MD
• MRSA Infections  Featuring John Breen, MD
• How serious is MRSA? Featuring John Po, MD
• What is the difference between the flu and MRSA? Featuring: Sandra Gladding, MD

Pertussis or whooping cough

• Pertussis or whooping cough Featuring: Tammy Beahm, RN

• RSV  Featuring: Kris Korte, RN
• RSV  Featuring: Alan Adler, MD
• What is RSV?  Featuring: Steven Oscherwitz, MD

Shingles

• Shingles Featuring: Melody Rodarte, D.O.
• Shingles Featuring: Melody Rodarte, D.O.
• Should I get the shingles vaccine? Featuring Betty Hinderks-Davis, MD

Sinus Infections

• Nasal Washing Featuring Julie Hoffmann, MD
• Help for your sinuses Featuring: Misty Vo

 Valley Fever

• What is Valley Fever? Featuring Varsha Dandavate, MD
• Valley Fever  Featuring: Larry Spratling, MD
• Valley Fever Featuring: Larry Spratling, MD
• Valley Fever symptoms Featuring: Ronald Servi, MD
• How serious is Valley Fever Featuring: Joseph Colorafi, MD
  
  

 West Nile Virus

• West Nile Virus Featuring: Kris Korte, RN
• West Nile Virus Featuring Michael Soubolle, PhD
• West Nile Virus  Featuring Mandeep Rai, MD