4 ketteringhealth.org Wellness Nancy Pook, MD, is an emergency medicine physician and medical director of Emergency Services with Kettering Health HOLIDAY With autumn and winter come colorful leaves, neighborhood snowmen, cherished traditions, and celebrations galore. In less festive fashion, these seasons also bring an increase in certain emergency department Spare yourself a trip to the emergency center this season Have a happy, healthy visits. Dr. Nancy Pook shares some common causes of emergency department visits this time of year and ways to avoid them. Influenzas and respiratory illness Influenza, or “the flu,” is a respiratory illness that can cause fever, sore throat, headache, body aches, and fatigue, among other symptoms. People over the age of 65, infants, and immunocompromised individuals can suffer severe consequences from the flu, including death. Flu season typically begins in October, peaks
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