Doctors Warn of CO Poisoning Risk
BANGOR - Doctors are warning mainers that the flu is not the only health danger to be wary of this winter.
The colorless, odorless gas known as CO is produced whenever any fuel is burnt. In the winter months, when people are likely to be home sick with the flu, the risk of exposure increases.
To add to the danger, CO poisoning displays symptoms similar to those of the flu. One major difference is that CO does not present a fever. For more information, including information about the current flu going around the area, and how to prevent CO poisoning in your home, go to StJoesHealing.org.
Brittany Devane
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Brittany Devane joined the WVII and WFVX news team as an Enterprise Reporter in August 2012. She is originally from Framingham, MA and attended school at Boston University. She came to Maine after spending the summer in London covering the 2012 Olympic Games for GoLocal Worcester, and has also spent time working for NESN as a Boston Bruins and Hockey East production intern, and WCVB Channel 5 Boston as an intern for Chronicle, the station's nightly news magazine show. She's an avid hockey and football fan, and loves spending time with friends and family back home, and exploring all Maine has to offer!
