Monday Update July 30th

Dr Hurd worked in the weekend clinic and reports that she saw tons of strep throat. We continue to have more cases in the office today. These kids generally present with sore throats, swollen glands, fever and stinky breath. They may also have body aches, dizziness, headaches and rashiness. If you are suspicious, it is worth an office visit. Strep throat is an illness that we do want to treat with antibiotics. We are also still seeing hand food mouth virus. This illness has several strains associated with it (which is why you can get it more than once) The strain that we are seeing in this country is one of the mild ones that is not a significant public health concern, but it is an annoyance. We are seeing some kids with a mild tummy bug and lots of little summer time colds and coughs. Believe it or not, we should be getting our first doses of flu vaccine next month. They are predicting a few new strains of the illness this coming year. This season's flu shot will cover several of the new strains. we will likely hold some weekend flu shot clinics and extra drop in times for the shots. I will absolutely be using the blog to keep you up to date with that. For all of the breastfeeding moms out there, Nurse Charity will be holding her first ever Breast feeding and Latch clinic this Saturday August 4th. It will be here in the office. Come anytime from 10:30 am until noon. $20/person. Drop ins are welcome. If you want a little help with your latch or want some breast feeding guidance, come on by. Judy