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Health and Wellness  

Ask the Expert -
Flus, Cold and Infections

 

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Whether it be our everyday nemesis, the flu, or a relatively new disease that it is in the media spotlight, infectious diseases can spread and werck havoc in households and workplaces.

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

Topics include:

C.Diff (Clostridium difficile)

  • C.diff Featuring: Debbie Zink

E.coli

The Flu

MRSA (methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus)

Pertussis or whooping cough

RSV (respiratory syncytial virus)

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

Shingles

West nile virus