SECTION A Wednesday August IMS Cage Tour of homes opens doors to history Theyre Mayor Oust Miller and his wife Gerry examine the helped local cooking crew lo Georgetown booth at Saturday Mohawk are Jean and Gautler Rene Rum Country Chill in ana Gerry Miller The Annual Harvest House Tour of the Mlsslssauga Heritage tion will take place on Saturday Sept between 10am and The selection of homes on this years tour reveal the diversity of Mlsslssauga historical and past Representing over a century and a half most of the houses originated as small at rue tures to which later additions were made reflecting both a changing community and the personal tastes of their owners Inspired by romance or sheer whim the homes feature various collections from cherubs to clowns oils watcrrolors ana contemporary art The of Ifcnaros will tempt the tion while the Gastrin House recalls their own love affair with their shack in the woods Seven homes will be open for view on a route which allows for an in dependent and leisurely pace Tickets for the lour are and In elude such old fashioned refreshments as cold cider lea or coffee and homemade cookies the Bradley House Museum tickets also cover admission to a special ex of antique christening gowns from the Museum own vast tion Tickets go on sale Sept 1986 and will be available at the office of Heritage Civic Centre Suite and at other locations In the City Vaccination is best way to fight influenza Influenza vaccine is the single most effective way of preventing or attenuating Influenza and has long been recommended for those a t high risk of serious illness or death This recommendation on how to avoid the flu is from the National Advisory Committee on tion a body of experts on immuni lotion selected by Health and Weltare Canada establish policy on the recommended use of vaccines But also recognizes that only about per cent of this those at greatest risk receive vaccine annually What does this mean It means that each winter in Canada when Influenza strikes in epidemic force there ore a con number of deaths and a preponderance of unnecessary and very serious life threatening illness This the worst kind of human suf and death that which is preventable Who Is at risk Any person over the age of 65 years Is at risk not only of getting Influenza but of suffering from the serious life threatening complications that frequently company influenza Anyone of any age who has heart lung or kidney disease or anyone with chronic conditions such as diabetes and other metabolic disorders cancer anemia or is at elevated risk Anyone over the age of who has one of these chronic disorders is especially at risk Residents of nurs ing homes or chronic care facilities frequently fall Into this category and are at additional risk because their Institutional environment may pro mote the spread of the disease What is influenza Influenza Is a contagious respiratory disease caus by a virus We tend lo think of anything which causes the sniffles headache muscle aches stomach ache nausea fever or diarrhea as the flu There are many viruses which can cause these symptoms the common cold and a host of other respiratory viruses Included But on ly the Influenza virus has such wide ranging effects that it poses a real threat to your system Most viruses tend to attack specific parts of a body But tends to attack everything That is one reason It is so hard to diagnose just by looking at the symptoms True influenza Is hard to identify but generally speaking if you have had It you will know It It is many times worse than the common Why Is influenza so dangerous One aspect Is that It Is extremely contagious one of the most con viruses found It also plays no favorites anyone can get It Up to X per cent of the population con tracts Influenza In any given year In especially bad years the incidence con be much higher In the 197980 season Canadians came down with it There really Is an epidemic every winter The real danger with Influenza are 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