A new study suggests there's an increased risk of developing flu-like infections after a visit to the doctor's office, according to an article on the WWL.com website.
"The risk is small," Dr. Fred Lopez, Infectious Disease specialist at LSU Health New Orleans said. "It's about a three percent increase in the possibility of developing an infection within the following two weeks.
"But, when you take into account all of those well visits that occur all over, you begin to see that the numbers can be quite large."
The increased risks mean 778,974 flu-like illnesses a year that could potentially be avoided.
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