USA Flu activity

Key Flu Indicators
Each week CDC analyzes information about influenza disease activity in the United States and publishes findings of key flu indicators in a report called FluView. During the week of October 4-10, 2009, a review of the key indictors found that influenza activity continued to increase in the United States from the previous week. [...]

Undestanding the h1n1 Flu

Introduction 

- Pandemic H1N1 (originally referred to as “swine” flu) is a

     respiratory disease caused by type A influenza virus.

•           Human cases of pandemic H1N1 influenza started showing up in the U.S. in late March 2009, and quickly spread throughout the country and the world. In June 2009,the World Health Organization declared a pandemic [...]

General symptoms of h1n1 strain influenza (swine flu)

Symptoms 

 - The symptoms of pandemic H1N1 are similar to the symptoms of regular flu and include fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue. Some people have also experienced diarrhea and vomiting.

•           Like seasonal flu, pandemic H1N1 may cause a worsening of

     underlying chronic medical conditions. Most deaths have been in people with [...]

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