Be a #HealthyDawg! Keep yourself and the UGA community healthy!

Be a #HealthyDawg! Keep yourself and the UGA community healthy!
Your Actions Matter! Once your needs have been met, you may be looking to help support those around you. Check out these helpful tips when talking to others about the importance of social distancing.
Let’s face it, no one wants the flu or other respiratory illness. So what are some ways to stay healthy?
Follow these simple steps to help prevent the spread of respiratory illness:
Flu season is upon us. At the University Health Center we are, as you can imagine, seeing many cases of the flu every day. I want to offer some simple steps you can take to keep yourself and the UGA community healthy.
Prevent the Flu
Treating the Flu
The flu is a contagious disease that is caused by one of many influenza viruses. It primarily attacks the respiratory tract (nose, throat and lungs). The flu usually comes on suddenly and may include these symptoms: fever, headache, tiredness, dry cough, sore throat, nasal congestion, body aches and insomnia.
For more information about the flu, getting a flu shot and when to seek a health care provider, visit the University Health Center’s Influenza site.
For more flu information from a student perspective, check out What’s Your Flu I.Q.?!
UGA students can schedule University Health Center primary medical care appointments online at www.uhs.uga.edu, using the UHC Patient Portal.
Everyone’s familiar with that horrible feeling: your sticky eyelids creak open on the morning of the big midterm exam that you’ve been studying for since last week, aaaaand… you’re sick.
Continue reading “What’s Your Flu I.Q.?”
You’ve probably heard of MRSA and Staph infections before, but do you really know what they are? Do you know how to keep yourself and your friends infection-free? Below are a few tips for doing so and some information on why it’s important!
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