Robert Jacobson

143 posts

Robert Jacobson

Robert Jacobson

@RobertJMD

Mayo Clinic Pediatrician and Vaccine Researcher

Rochester, MN Katılım Kasım 2009
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The Real Rodney Lacroix
The Real Rodney Lacroix@RealRodLacroix·
TWEET CALL! I came up With this terrible idea last week. This is the installment #2. I play the intro to a song, and you reply with a tweet containing any of the words in the song title or the band name. Here goes! Have fun!
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Robert Jacobson
Robert Jacobson@RobertJMD·
#fluchat T8 In addition to your vaccinations, stay healthy by getting plenty of sleep, eat healthy every day, and get exercise every day.
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Robert Jacobson
Robert Jacobson@RobertJMD·
#fluchat T8 Check with your clinician. Are you really up to date on all your vaccines? Are your loved ones?
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Robert Jacobson
Robert Jacobson@RobertJMD·
RT @mnhealth T7: For those with a chronic condition, antivirals can mean the difference between having a mild or a serious illness. #fluchat
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Robert Jacobson@RobertJMD·
#fluchat T7 Antivirals are hard to use given they have to be used right away; best bet is prevention with vaccines!
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Robert Jacobson@RobertJMD·
#fluchat T7 Others for whom antivirals should be considered are those who live in the household as those at high risk for complications.
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Robert Jacobson@RobertJMD·
#fluchat T7 On average antivirals against the flu shorten the illness by one day on average.
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Robert Jacobson
Robert Jacobson@RobertJMD·
#fluchat T7 But antivirals work best if given in the first day of illness and may not work at all after the second day.
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Robert Jacobson@RobertJMD·
#fluchat T7 Mayo Clinic experts recommend those at high risk for complications who get the flu get antivirals.
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Robert Jacobson@RobertJMD·
#fluchat T7 Antivirals that work against influenza include oseltamivir (Tamiflu) and zanamivir (Relenza).
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Robert Jacobson@RobertJMD·
#fluchat T7 Antivirals are drugs that interfere with the flu virus's ability to invade the human cells.
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Robert Jacobson@RobertJMD·
#fluchat T6 People with flu-like illness should remain at home until at least 24 hours have gone by since they last had fever 100F or 37.8C
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Robert Jacobson@RobertJMD·
#fluchat My wife has asthma. Long before the vaccine was recommended for all, our family all got the flu vax each year to protect her.
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