Grey-Bruce has lab-confirmed case of the flu - Mitchell Advocate

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Influenza A has arrived in Grey-Bruce, the local health unit announced Friday.

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The Grey Bruce Health Unit said lab results received Thursday confirmed influenza A in a Grey County resident and that area health-care practitioners are being notified.

The free flu shot is the best way to protect against the influenza virus, a health unit news release said. Shots are available at some pharmacies and from local health-care providers.

Masks, physical distancing, washing hands and other public health measures used to guard against COVID-19 do the same for the flu, the health unit said.

Symptoms of the flu typically appear one to four days after exposure to the virus but people are still contagious even if they don’t show symptoms yet.

Symptoms include fever, chills, cough, runny eyes, stuffy nose, sore throat, headache, muscle aches, extreme weakness and tiredness and loss of appetite. Most people who get the flu will recover within seven to 10 days.

Call a primary-care provider if you’re sick and don’t start feeling better after a few days, or symptoms get worse, or if you’re in a high-risk group and develop flu symptoms, the health unit said. See the

health unit’s website for more information about the flu.

There were no lab-confirmed influenza cases in the area during the last flu season. The first local influenza case of the 2019-20 flu season was confirmed in November 2019.

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