Friday, January 3, 2014

Seasonal flu widespread in the United States: CDC

People are reflected in a puddle as they wait in line to receive the H1N1 vaccine in Haltom City By Marina Lopes NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nearly half of the United States is reporting widespread influenza activity, most of it attributed to the H1N1 virus that caused a worldwide pandemic in 2009, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday. Thousands of people die every year from flu, which peaks in the United States between October and March. The flu is spreading quickly this season, with 25 states already reporting cases, the CDC said. The virus is all around the United States right now," said Dr. Joe Bresee, chief of Epidemiology and Prevention in the CDC's Influenza Division.








via Health News Headlines - Yahoo News http://news.yahoo.com/seasonal-flu-widespread-united-states-cdc-001434838.html

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