Tag: flu

Protecting Farmworker Health During Flu Season: English and Spanish Webinars for Extension Professionals and Clientele

by Karlibeth Leitheiser
January 28, 2026

As flu season begins, agricultural communities face unique challenges that make staying healthy especially difficult. Farmworkers often experience limited access to healthcare, language barriers, and working conditions that increase exposure ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Center For Public Issues Education, Center For Public Issues Education In Agriculture And Natural Resources, Farmworker, Farmworker Safety, Flu, Health, PIE Center, SCCAHS, Southeastern Coastal Center For Agricultural Health And Safety, Webinar

Toss lukewarm leftovers, UF/IFAS food safety expert warns

by Megan Winslow
November 25, 2024

Thanksgiving football is tempting, but don’t let the leftovers linger too long this holiday season. (more…) READ MORE

Category: Food Safety
Tags: Ask IFAS, Bacterium, Centers For Disease Control And Prevention, Christmas, Clostridium Perfringens, Flu, Food, Food Safety, Food Science And Human Nutrition, Foodborne Illness, Gastroenteritis, Gastrointestinal, Holiday, Holiday Season, Keith Schneider, Leftovers, Megan Winslow, Thanksgiving

It’s Flu Season!

by Ken Gioeli
October 11, 2018

Broward families and consumers, flu season is here. Many people become anxious during flu season and fear getting influenza. Know the symptoms, know what you can do and stay home if you are diagnosed with the flu. Do you know the symptoms? You ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, , Work & Life
Tags: At Risk, Cough, Fear Of Influenza, Flu, Flu Prevention, Flu Season, Flu Symptoms, Hand Washing, Sick, Sneezing

Flu season is here, what precautions are you taking?

by Cyndi Longley
February 21, 2018

The CDC reported 37 pediatric related deaths associated with the flu this year. The Flu affects both children and adults. However, the populations most at risk for contracting the flu include but are not limited to: adults 65 years of age and ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Flu, Wellness

Staying Healthy During this Winter Season

by Lori Wiggins
January 24, 2018

Everywhere you look, someone around you is either sick with a cold or the flu. It almost makes you want to stay at home and hide! But, for those of us that must go out, here are some tips that can help you stay healthy during the winter season: ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Relationships & Family, Work & Life
Tags: Flu, Health, Healthy, Tips, Weather, Winter

Can my plants catch the flu? Plant viruses and transmission to hosts

by Whitney Elmore
December 29, 2017

It's flu season! Hopefully, you have gotten the flu vaccine for you and your family this year. If not, there's still time. While you may or may not catch the flu this year, some folks wonder if it's possible for them to transmit viruses to plants ... READ MORE

Category: Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Aphid, Flu, Low-toxicity Pesticide, Plant Disease, Thrip, Vaccine, Vector, Virus, Whitefly

Are Your Kids Making You Sick?

by Julie England
October 30, 2017

It's cold and flu season. Your kids are exposed to a variety of things in school besides reading, writing and arithmetic. They also come in contact with germs from fellow students. In addition to becoming sick themselves, students are likely ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Cold, Family, Featured, Flu, Handwashing, Sick, Students

Have You Gotten Your Flu Vaccine?

by Samantha Murray
December 7, 2015

This week (December 6–13) is National Influenza Vaccination Week. Getting vaccinated for the flu not only protects you from getting the flu but also helps prevent flu from spreading in your community and affecting those most at risk (CDC 2015). Even ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, SFYL Hot Topic, Work & Life
Tags: Family Hot Topic, Flu, Flu Vaccine, Vaccinations

UF researchers find mechanism behind zinc’s immune-boosting power

by BLOGS.IFAS
August 31, 2009

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Just in time for what federal authorities warn could be an extremely severe flu season, University of Florida research has revealed a fundamental mechanism behind zinc's immune-boosting power-it ramps up one of the body's ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Research, Work & Life
Tags: Bob Cousins, Flu, Zinc

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