Flu spiking, gastro bug on the rise: WGA – Jan. 17, 2020

common illnesses

Each week, we ask our emergency docs, “What’s going around?”

This week, Dr. Benjamin Doerr, an emergency physician at McLaren Macomb, reports:

Influenza

Following a spike in cases, the number of patients with the flu and symptoms of high fever, body aches, cough and congestion remains steadily high.

Gastro

Symptoms of nausea, vomiting and diarrhea and a diagnosis of gastroenteritis remain high.

Slip and falls

Following the heavy rain fall and freezing temperatures, slip-and-falls and resulting injuries have been common.