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 Effective Remedies for the Flu and Strep Throat Infections

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 Effective Remedies for the Flu and Strep Throat Infections

Having a runny nose might seem irritating and cause discomfort, and in the case of children, it may be tougher to handle the condition. This situation may bother you, but there are available flu & strep Sugar Land treatments to help you or your child recover from the infections and leave you feeling healthy again.

What is the difference between the flu and strep throat?

The flu is also known as influenza, an infection that affects your respiratory system; lungs, throat, and nose. The influenza virus transmits through tiny airdrops if a person who has the flu sneezes or coughs around you. Strep throat is an infection that causes scratchy, raspy, and itchy throat. The condition stems from a bacterium, Streptococcus pyogenes, a very highly transmissible bacteria. Strep throat is spread when droplets from a person who has the infection sneeze or cough. Surfaces with bacteria can also be a source of infection.

What are the symptoms of flu and strep throat?

Both infections can affect all ages, so if you or your loved one develop the following symptoms, you should visit your doctor. The symptoms may be:

·                     Sore throat

·                     Fever

·                     Swollen tonsils

·                     Headache

·                     Stuffy nose

You may also develop the symptoms but not have strep throat. The flu may feel a lot more like a common cold in its initial stages, but the flu comes on suddenly. The flu also feels much worse than a cold. If strep throat is not treated, it can lead to further complications like rheumatic fever or inflammation in the kidney. If the symptoms start worsening, you develop chest pains, seizures, or difficulty breathing; you should get immediate medical care.

How are flu and strep throat treated?

Your doctor may first have to conduct a comprehensive physical examination through tests to check for flu symptoms or strep throat. Both infections can use the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test because the test is quick to spot the strains of the infections. Your doctor may also request a COVID-19 test to rule out its possibility. If you happen to have any of the infections, you will need to start treatment. Your doctor may give you painkillers and antibiotics to help reduce the symptoms and lower the risk of spread. If your doctor says the infection is severe, you may have to take an antiviral to help you recover from the flu. You should take the medication with food to reduce nausea and vomiting. You may also adopt some remedies at home like:

·                     Drinking plenty of liquids to avoid dehydration and keep your throat moist

·                     Get enough rest to help your body fight off the infection

·                     Use honey to soothe your throat. But do not give honey if your child is younger than a year.

·                     Gargling with salty water

After a few days, you should feel better in your throat, and you should take your total dosage. Seek emergency services if you see no improvement after two days of medication.

If you suspect you have the flu or strep throat, visit St. Michael’s Elite Hospital to find out more about the infection, get proper treatment, or book your appointment online.

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Vice reports that a physicist working at the University of Bristol in the UK has potentially discovered quantum wormholes. Researcher Hatim Salih has proposed an experiment that makes a type of teleportation called “counter-transportation” realistically feasible. However, this isn’t exactly the Star Trek transporter many sci-fi fans have dreamed of over the years. Here’s everything you need to know about Salih’s quantum wormhole experiment.

Salih’s quantum wormhole is a huge scientific breakthrough.

The general theory of relativity of the famous scientist Albert Einstein affirms that hypothetical “bridges” are possible between two points in space-time. However, since 1935, when Einstein presented his theory, the existence of wormholes has been purely hypothetical. However, Salih’s experiment paves the potential way to achieve the longstanding goal of traversing a rift in space-time.

Counterportation comes from “counterfactual” and “transportation” and while similar to teleportation, the two terms are not synonymous. “Counterportation gives you the end goal of recreating an object in space,” Salih said. “[B] but we can make sure nothing happened.”

Although unfortunately, for Salih to achieve true counterportation, they’ll have to wait a few years. The quantum computers necessary to perform the task don’t exist yet in 2023. “If counterportation is to be realized, an entirely new type of quantum computer has to be built,” Salih said. However, development is underway, and Salih hopes to complete it in three to four years.

Wormholes are a classic trope of science fiction in popular media, if only because they provide such a handy futuristic plot device to avoid the issue of violating relativity with faster-than-light travel. In reality, they are purely theoretical. Unlike black holes—also once thought to be purely theoretical—no evidence for an actual wormhole has ever been found, although they are fascinating from an abstract theoretical physics perceptive. You might be forgiven for thinking that undiscovered status had changed if you only read the headlines this week announcing that physicists had used a quantum computer to make a wormhole, reporting on a new paper published in Nature.

Let’s set the record straight right away: This isn’t a bona fide traversable wormhole—i.e., a bridge between two regions of spacetime connecting the mouth of one black hole to another, through which a physical object can pass—in any real, physical sense. “There’s a difference between something being possible in principle and possible in reality,” co-author Joseph Lykken of Fermilab said during a media briefing this week. “So don’t hold your breath about sending your dog through a wormhole.” But it’s still a pretty clever, nifty experiment in its own right that provides a tantalizing proof of principle to the kinds of quantum-scale physics experiments that might be possible as quantum computers continue to improve.

“It’s not the real thing; it’s not even close to the real thing; it’s barely even a simulation of something-not-close-to-the-real-thing,” physicist Matt Strassler wrote on his blog. “Could this method lead to a simulation of a real wormhole someday? Maybe in the distant future. Could it lead to making a real wormhole? Never. Don’t get me wrong. What they did is pretty cool! But the hype in the press? 

The success of this experiment could change the field of physics forever. 

Additionally, Salih posits that this work is tantamount to the particle acceleration work at the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN). “This work will be in the spirit of the multi-billion ventures that exist to witness new physical phenomena,” Salih said. “[…] But at a fraction of the resources.” 

The ultimate goal of the quantum wormhole experiment is to “explore fundamental questions about the universe,” Salih says. And if successful, the experiment could allow scientists to research “higher dimensions.” 

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