Answered by staff at Eastern Idaho Public Health Many diseases are caused by tiny germs called bacteria or viruses. The germs are so tiny you can’t even see them. Vaccines work with the body’s natural defenses to safely develop immunity to a specific disease. They protect you by giving you a version of the germ…
In a nut shell, it comes down to the nurses that we have available. The nurses we have posses a lot of necessary skills. Managing ventilators, multiple IV’s, etc. Some have additional skills such as being able to manage dialysis. We have a nurse to patient ratio that we try to maintain to allow the…
Question Answered by Tamara Cox, Registered Nurse Here’s the deal. They can do quite a bit to protect people from “your” germs, but social distancing is still the best and first defense. So, definitely wear them! Wear them for your friends and neighbors. Wear them for the sweet senior citizen down the street and your…
Answered by Alan Jensen, Registered Pharmacist The reason you were prescribed an antibiotic is because your body has been infected by bacteria that are making you sick. The antibiotic is a drug that kills the bacteria that are making you sick. Normally antibiotics are prescribed to last 7 to 10 days. Usually this is enough…
