When a person coughs, sneezes, or talks, they expel droplets from their bodies. The flu is spread when infected droplets land in the nose or mouth of someone who isn't sick. It's also possible to get the flu by touching an infected surface and then touching your eyes, nose, or mouth...
The burden of influenza in the United States can vary from year to year depending on which viruses are circulating, how many people receive an influenza vaccination, and how effective the vaccination is in that particular year. During the 2019-2020 flu season, around 25,000 people lost their ...
Seasonal flu activity “remains elevated” in most parts of the U.S., according to the latest update from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with the country still seeing elevated levels of COVID-19 and RSV activity as well. ...
Tara Narula explained why the numbers of child deaths from flu is up so much this year. "The word we use about the flu is unpredictable, and it's been unpredictable," Dr. Narula said. "Because we've seen a shift in the predominant strain which is usually influenza A. This y...
The number of children's deaths from flu varies by year, Jhung added. "In some years we see as few as 30, in other years we have seen over 170. To have 15 reported at this point in the season is, unfortunately, not unexpected," he said. ...
Rio Grande do Sul registers three deaths for flu in this yearSouth America
80,000 Flu Deaths Reported in the U.S. in 2017900,000 Americans were hospitalized and 80,000 Americans died from the flu during the 2017-2018 season, according to figures released during a news briefing held last week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and National ...
Fewer children in the U.S. have gotten a flu vaccine in 2024 compared to last year, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). As of Nov. 30, about 36 percent of the nation’s children aged six months to 17 years r
While overdose deaths for 2024 have not been calculated yet, and will not be until after the end of the year, the CDC said that deaths fell 17% in a one-year period. It's the largest decrease in deaths ever seen in the United States, White House Domestic Policy Council Advisor Neera ...
The CDC claims that 80,000 people died from the flu, or complications of flu, last year. This number is the highest number in over four decades. Dr. Robert Redfield, director of CDC, made the big reveal last Tuesday night while speaking to The Associated Press. ...