Patsy Stinchfield provides expertise on influenza outbreak
Patsy Stinchfield, director of infection prevention and control at Children’s Minnesota, discusses this year’s flu season with WCCO-TV.
Infectious Diseases
Measles and how to protect against it
Measles is caused by a virus. Sometimes people say “it’s just a virus,” which ignores the fact that some of the most dangerous germs we know are viruses, measles included.
What Minnesotans need to know about Zika virus
Zika primarily infects humans and other primates and is spread through bites by the Aedes mosquito species.
Patsy Stinchfield weighs in on how the Zika virus affects Minnesotans
Learn more about the mosquito-borne Zika virus from Patsy Stinchfield, director of infection prevention and control at Children’s Minnesota.
Children’s Pedcast: Influenza and the flu vaccine
Joe Kurland, a vaccine specialist and infection preventionist at Children's Minnesota, discusses influenza and the importance of getting the flu vaccine.
‘The flu’ may not be the flu
Influenza can come on suddenly, with symptoms often including fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, muscle or body aches and fatigue.
Influenza
Get all the facts on influenza from Children's infectious disease experts.
Hospitalizations due to vaccine preventable infections in Native Americans
Jan 01, 1970, 12:00 AM – 12:00 AM, Minneapolis
Study findings presented by Amanda Nickel, Clinical Research Associate I, Research and Sponsored Programs.
Grand Rounds: Salmonella
Jan 01, 1970, 12:00 AM – 12:00 AM, Minneapolis
This week's grand rounds will feature:
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