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      <title>ALERT-Severe Infectious Disease Outbreak In MI, More Hospitalized</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2024 14:30:39 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Health officials in Michigan are warning that a severe outbreak of a highly contagious disease, sending more to the hospital with one death being reported. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/689/p/severe-flu-outbreak-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <title>CDC Warns Of Infectious Disease Outbreak Coming to Michigan</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Feb 2024 15:11:54 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[If you live in Michigan you should get your flu shot now, if you haven't already. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/689/p/cdc-warns-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <title>What’s the Deal With This Cough Everyone in Michigan Seems to Have?</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2024 14:47:14 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Negative COVID-19 tests, but still have a cough? It could be inflammation in the airways. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/694/p/persistent-cough-after-illness/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Negative COVID-19 tests, but still have a cough? It could be inflammation in the airways. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/694/p/persistent-cough-after-illness/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kristen Matthews]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>11 Illnesses Making Their Way Through Michigan</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 23 Dec 2023 15:17:16 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Discover the common illnesses affecting Michigan and how to keep yourself and your family protected. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/694/p/illnesses-in-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Discover the common illnesses affecting Michigan and how to keep yourself and your family protected. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/694/p/illnesses-in-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>First Flu Outbreak Has State Officials Urging Michiganders To Get Vaccinated</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2021 22:29:49 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Michigan's first major flu outbreak has the MDHHS reminding us to get our flu shots this year.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/first-flu-outbreak-has-state-officials-urging-michiganders-to-get-vaccinated/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Michigan&apos;s first major flu outbreak has the MDHHS reminding us to get our flu shots this year.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/first-flu-outbreak-has-state-officials-urging-michiganders-to-get-vaccinated/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Evans]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>COVID-19 Has Killed More Americans Than Influenza During 2018-19 Flu Season</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2020 22:21:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[In less than 2 months, COVID-19 has killed more people than influenza during the 2018-19 flu season. <a href="https://wgrd.com/covid-19-has-killed-more-americans-than-influenza-during-2018-19-flu-season/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[In less than 2 months, COVID-19 has killed more people than influenza during the 2018-19 flu season. <a href="https://wgrd.com/covid-19-has-killed-more-americans-than-influenza-during-2018-19-flu-season/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Connie and Fish]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Michigan is Second Sickest State in the U.S.</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jan 2020 16:22:26 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Michigan is sick. And not, in like, the good way. <a href="https://wgrd.com/michigan-is-second-sickest-state-in-the-u-s/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Michigan is sick. And not, in like, the good way. <a href="https://wgrd.com/michigan-is-second-sickest-state-in-the-u-s/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Janna]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Flu Rising in Michigan, 82 Percent of Cases are H1N1</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/flu-rising-in-michigan-82-percent-of-cases-are-h1n1/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2019 19:51:39 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[When the flu peaks and how severe the season becomes is hard to predict, but there is good news because the current flu vaccine has been working very well against this year's viruses.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/flu-rising-in-michigan-82-percent-of-cases-are-h1n1/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[When the flu peaks and how severe the season becomes is hard to predict, but there is good news because the current flu vaccine has been working very well against this year&apos;s viruses.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/flu-rising-in-michigan-82-percent-of-cases-are-h1n1/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Milhouse]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Michigan is Seeing a Spike in Dog Flu this Year</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/michigan-is-seeing-a-spike-in-dog-flu-this-year/</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2018 21:27:29 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Poor puppy :( <a href="https://wgrd.com/michigan-is-seeing-a-spike-in-dog-flu-this-year/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Poor puppy :( <a href="https://wgrd.com/michigan-is-seeing-a-spike-in-dog-flu-this-year/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Christine]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Grand Rapids a Hot Spot for the Flu</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2018 10:00:29 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The Flu is big-time stuff in Grand Rapids <a href="https://wgrd.com/grand-rapids-a-hot-spot-for-the-flu/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The Flu is big-time stuff in Grand Rapids <a href="https://wgrd.com/grand-rapids-a-hot-spot-for-the-flu/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy Rent]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>From #MeToo To The Flu, Inside Edition Says We Need To Quit With Workplace Cheek Kisses</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2018 11:28:47 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Do you think men are wimps then they get sick? I personally am a total B when I am sick. <a href="https://wgrd.com/from-metoo-to-the-flu-inside-edition-says-we-need-to-quit-with-workplace-cheek-kisses/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Do you think men are wimps then they get sick? I personally am a total B when I am sick. <a href="https://wgrd.com/from-metoo-to-the-flu-inside-edition-says-we-need-to-quit-with-workplace-cheek-kisses/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Producer Justin]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Reports of Flu Skyrocket in Northern and Southeast Michigan</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2017 14:25:05 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[See where the flu is spiking and where it is not. <a href="https://wgrd.com/reports-of-flu-skyrocket-in-northern-and-southeast-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[See where the flu is spiking and where it is not. <a href="https://wgrd.com/reports-of-flu-skyrocket-in-northern-and-southeast-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Milhouse]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Michigan Getting Hit Hard by Hong Kong Flu</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2017 02:58:36 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Flu season has been tough in Michigan. Schools are closing and influenza rates are spiking.
Learn why this year's flu has been so widespread and severe in Michigan. <a href="https://wgrd.com/michigan-getting-hit-hard-by-hong-kong-flu/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Flu season has been tough&nbsp;in&nbsp;Michigan. Schools are closing and influenza rates are spiking.
Learn why this year&apos;s flu has been so widespread and severe in Michigan. <a href="https://wgrd.com/michigan-getting-hit-hard-by-hong-kong-flu/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Milhouse]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Cases of Swine Flu Reaches Eight in Michigan, Linked to County Fairs</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2016 14:46:36 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Confirmed cases of the swine flu are rising across Michigan, including West Michigan.
Currently, there is no vaccine for swine flu and the seasonal flu vaccine will not protect against it. <a href="https://wgrd.com/cases-of-swine-flu-reaches-eight-in-michigan-linked-to-county-fairs/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Confirmed cases of the swine flu are rising across Michigan, including West Michigan.
Currently, there is no vaccine for swine flu and the seasonal flu vaccine will not protect against it. <a href="https://wgrd.com/cases-of-swine-flu-reaches-eight-in-michigan-linked-to-county-fairs/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Milhouse]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Canine Influenza Outbreak in Chicago, No Immediate Threat in Michigan</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2016 19:01:44 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[An outbreak of canine influenza requiring the treatment of 100 dogs has closed a Chicago animal shelter. Last spring, more than 1,000 dogs in the Chicago area became sick, according to NBC Chicago.
However, there have been no widespread reports of canine influenza in Michigan. <a href="https://wgrd.com/canine-influenza-outbreak-in-chicago-no-immediate-threat-in-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[An outbreak of canine influenza requiring the treatment of 100 dogs has&nbsp;closed a Chicago animal shelter. Last spring, more than 1,000 dogs in the Chicago area became sick, according to NBC Chicago.
However, there have been no widespread reports of canine influenza in Michigan. <a href="https://wgrd.com/canine-influenza-outbreak-in-chicago-no-immediate-threat-in-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Milhouse]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Michigan Flu Levels Down for First Time Since January</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2016 19:24:30 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[This week's report from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services shows that statewide reports of flu-like symptoms are down for the first time since January. <a href="https://wgrd.com/michigan-flu-levels-down-for-first-time-since-january/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[This week&apos;s report from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services shows that statewide reports of flu-like symptoms are down for the first time since January. <a href="https://wgrd.com/michigan-flu-levels-down-for-first-time-since-january/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Flu in Michigan Near Highest Level Since 2009 H1N1 Pandemic</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2016 14:26:32 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[After a mild start to the flu season in Michigan, reports of flu-like symptoms are rising sharply according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. <a href="https://wgrd.com/flu-in-michigan-near-highest-level-since-2009-h1n1-pandemic/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[After a mild start to the flu season in Michigan, reports of flu-like symptoms are rising sharply&nbsp;according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. <a href="https://wgrd.com/flu-in-michigan-near-highest-level-since-2009-h1n1-pandemic/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Milhouse]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Flu Hits New Seasonal High in Michigan</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2016 15:52:46 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[As reports of flu-like symptoms skyrocket in southwest Michigan, statewide reports of the flu have hit another seasonal high in Michigan. <a href="https://wgrd.com/flu-hits-new-seasonal-high-in-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[As reports of flu-like symptoms skyrocket in southwest Michigan, statewide reports of the flu have hit another seasonal high in Michigan. <a href="https://wgrd.com/flu-hits-new-seasonal-high-in-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Milhouse]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>H1N1 Flu Tablet May Replace Flu Shot</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2015 17:06:31 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Vaxart is testing an oral H1N1 influenza tablet which could replace the flu shot. <a href="https://wgrd.com/h1n1-flu-tablet-may-replace-flu-shot/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Vaxart&nbsp;is testing an oral H1N1 influenza tablet which could replace the flu shot. <a href="https://wgrd.com/h1n1-flu-tablet-may-replace-flu-shot/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Milhouse]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Flu Shots Are Only 23 Percent Effective This Season, CDC Reports</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2015 18:57:16 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[On Thursday, health officials announced that flu shots are only 23 percent effective against this season's strain. This is not a good sign in a season where it seems more and more people are being stricken down with the flu. <a href="https://wgrd.com/flu-shots-are-only-23-effective-this-season/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[On Thursday, health officials announced that flu shots are only 23 percent effective against this season&apos;s strain. This is not a good sign in a season where it seems more and more people are being stricken down with the flu. <a href="https://wgrd.com/flu-shots-are-only-23-effective-this-season/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Cook]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Here’s How to Keep From Ever Getting the Cold Again [Video]</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2015 16:36:54 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[It's getting to be that time again, where everyone around you becomes a walking pustule of disease-spreading evil. Or, as most people call it, cold and flu season.
There are apparently ways to prevent getting sick, but the host of this video has failed at using them. This doesn't mean that his information is useless to us healthy people, though. <a href="https://wgrd.com/heres-how-to-keep-from-ever-getting-the-cold-again-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[It&apos;s getting to be that time again, where everyone around you becomes a walking pustule of disease-spreading evil. Or, as most people call it, cold and flu season.
There are apparently ways to prevent getting sick, but the host of this video has failed at using them. This doesn&apos;t mean that his information is useless to us healthy people, though. <a href="https://wgrd.com/heres-how-to-keep-from-ever-getting-the-cold-again-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Johnnie Walker]]></dc:creator>
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