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Taking antibiotics when they’re not needed won’t help you feel better – and they may cause unwelcome side effects. That’s why your urgent care provider only prescribes antibiotics for infections caused by bacteria, such as strep throat, urinary tract infection or Whooping Cough. In addition, antibiotic resistance is one of the top concerns of the Center for Disease Control (CDC), which advises health care providers and health care organizations to prescribe antibiotics only ...

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From 2010 to 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimated there were 9.4 million to 41 million flu illnesses every year. But there is an easy way to protect yourself — the flu shot. Studies show that the severity of the flu is significantly less if you catch the flu but are vaccinated. The CDC says the flu vaccine reduces the risk of seeing a doctor for the flu by 40% to ...

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I Have an STD, But I'm Not Sexually Active If you have contracted a sexually transmitted disease (STD) but are not sexually active, there are a few reasons why this could be the case. "STD" refers to the constellation of diseases that result from a sexually transmitted infection (STI). For example, cervical cancer is an STD from the STI of HPV. Though it is possible to contract an STI even if you are not ...

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