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The flu season arrives A ns Fe t Before the evil grippe grips you--- get a shot of valuable protection | Flu season is just around the corner, and with the arrival of the wet autumn weather, your body may be weakening with every step -- and you don't even know it, When the chills of November arrive, you could be a likely victim for the infamous flu bug. Dr. Jack Martin and his wife Cathy, both Midland residents, wrote this informative piece to give our readers the inside in- formation on the value of flu immunization. tlu'. It arrives with the coming of winter and is highly contagious among groups of people especially those who work or study indoors where the air is dry and not circulating freely by Jack and Cathy Martin "Tt was 2:00 p.m. when he noticed a slight run- ning of the nose and sneezed twice. At 4:00 p.m. he noticed a dry, irritating feeling in the back of his throat and Old tales coughed three times. By Contrary to many old 6:30 p.m. he was feeling tales, wet feet, bad very ill -- high fever with weather, or sitting in a chills, muscle aches, body draft do not cause in- breathe in these virus laden droplets, the in- vasion begins. Inside the mouth and nose the viruses cause the protective mucous to become thin. This allows the 'bugs' to penetrate the mucous membranes, invade the blood and lymph systems, thus infecting the entire body- Many of man's in- fectious diseases have been controlled and can be treated with an- tibiotics. Unfortunately, antibiotics are not ef- fective against viruses and therefore ineffective against treating flu. Some viral illnesses such as measles, pumps, polio and smallpox have been conquered by im- munization and vac- cination. By introducing chemically inactive. 'dead' viruses into the body one develops im- munity without ex- periencing the diseases. Immunization After years of research, immunization is now effective against flu. However, flu bugs have the malicious ability to mutate or change their character slightly from year to year making last year's acquired im- munity ineffective this year. The flu shot must be Each year, a different flu shot is prepared which contains' effective components for most current flu bugs so that one to two weeks following the shot, 80 per cent of those immunized develop a natural resistance which will protect them during the entire flu season. If someone who has been immunized is exposed to the flu, they will either escape the illness com- pletely or have a much shorter and milder case. Complications stem- ming from the flu shot are minor and severe com- plications are rare. Some people do develop a mild flu-like illness beginning about six hours after the shot and lasting two days. A small number of people are allergic to one or more components of the injection and develop a red, itchy swelling at the injection site. The much publicized Guillain-Barre syndrome is very rare, occurring in ten out of every one million people immunized. It is a type of muscle paralysis which is usually completely reversible. This syn- drome also occurs in non- immunized people at approximately half the above mentioned frequency. Ordinarily, influenza is more annoying than serious except for those in a high risk category such as the senior citizens adults and children with chronic illnesses. Flu weakens the _ body's defense system making the body vulnerable to secondary bacterial in- fections such as pneumonia. Those people with existing bronchitis, asthma, heart disease, may develop further complications. Immunization is aimed at protecting those with the greatest risk of becoming seriously ill. Over 90 per cent of all deaths from the flu and its complications occur in those people over 45, and chronically ill children and adults. Therefore, most doctors recommend that these people be immunized annually. 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Because of the change in fire coverage on the outskirts of Coldwater, Council has received ermission for the Legion ) Council, has, received --petmission for the Legion 4 qt. Canada No. 1, winter, local grown agreements from Athron Remembrance Day, ¢ Marine, Rolling Hills November 11 and to lb basket Restaurant, Maplenuik canvass for poppies : and Taman Industires. November 4 and 5. He : Homeowners may also apply for this coverage with a minimum of six homes in their area to be protected. Cost per home would be $20.00. Four employees were suspended from village employment on Friday their employment ter- minated Attending the council meeting was George Kingsboro, representing Coldwater Legion Branch 270. Mr. Kingsboro requested and received also requested that all stores in the village be asked to close from 10:30 a.m, to 12:00 p.m. The clerk was advised by Council to advertise for tenders for the sup- plying of fuel oil to the on basket Canada Grade 'C' DELICIOUS APPLES "B99 Canada No. 1 BANANAS 21 29° Canada No. 1, Fresh local CARROTS 10° per bunch APPLES 4 qt. basket | CABBAGE 29 "a Canada No. 1 Grade village during the winter. Local grown Pepper SQUASH 2:,29° Large Spanish ONIONS 2/29° Local grown, Hubbard SQUASH Canada No. 1, small cooking ONIONS 69° Large size, each 99° 10 Ib. bag 7 audio | corner 66 Dunlop St. West Downtown Barrie. GRAND. OPENING. SALE f- Canada No. 1 Grade i. Canada No. 1, Ont, mse 69° Canada No. 1 ¢ | cupid POTATOES é., 39°| CELERY 39" | CARROTS On Page 19 Of Huronia Week In Today's Paper. 25 Ib. bag PUMPKINS 69% sn 49%, | BEETS Page 8, Wednesday, October 12, 1977 = \ 4