By Karen L. Kier, Pharmacist, ONU Healthwise Pharmacy
The term “going viral” describes content spreading quickly and broadly across social media. In 2016, Pinkfong, a South Korean entertainment company released a version of a youth song called Baby Shark with an accompanying YouTube dance video. The video has gone viral with 7.04 billion views as of November 2020, 10 billion by January 2022, and an amazing 15.34 billion by November 2024.
As quickly as these videos go viral, so have viral infections in Ohio. Ohio is one of many states experiencing a quad-demic of infections. These 4 viral infections are COVID-19, influenza (flu), respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and the newcomer known as norovirus. COVID-19, flu, and RSV are all respiratory viruses, but norovirus is a gastrointestinal or gut virus.
ADA – The Ada High School boys basketball team rode a pressure defense and big middle quarters to a 50-25 rout win over non-conference foe North Baltimore on February 11.
After a slow start, the Bulldogs pressed their way to a momentum-changing 15-4 second quarter. They then started the third period strong to build a commanding 32-9 lead and cruised to victory.
The Bulldogs improved to 14-7 overall with the lopsided win. The game was postponed from Saturday due to icy roads.
ADA - The Ada High School girls basketball team battled hard but succumbed to a fourth quarter rally and lost 45-37 to non-conference rival North Baltimore on February 11.
The game was postponed from Saturday due to icy road conditions, and was the finale of a boys/girls tripleheader vs. the Tigers.
For three periods, upset-minded Ada contained Tiger freshman standout guard Lacie Allison with a diamond and one defense. She came in averaging 24 and scored 26 points, 14 of which came in the decisive fourth period.
Students at Ada and Hardin Northern Elementary schools participated in their own Souper Bowl this past week. In partnership with the United Way of Hardin County, Ada and Hardin Northern elementary students brought in canned goods for four of the county’s outreach programs. Beatitudes (Ada), Helping Hands, The Neighborhood Opportunity Center and the New Hope Ministries Homeless Shelter (Kenton).
The Super Bowl was a super success with the students bringing in 2,228 items.
