person, and Mexico said it was investigating 10 more possible swine flu deaths.US president Barack Obama warned that the US was not out of the woods yet, as across the nation's northern border a woman in western Alberta province became the first person in Canada to succumb to the disease....
Kawaoka told The Times in an interview that the mutations seen in this particular isolate have appeared elsewhere in past outbreaks in birds and mammals, “so in that sense, it’s a very orthodox mutation.” Climate & Environment ‘More serious than we had hoped’: Bird flu deaths mou...
The United States has the most, with over 3,300 cases confirmed in 47 states, some 700 other suspected cases and three deaths. Mexico has 64 confirmed deaths. Canada and Costa Rica have each confirmed one death. Peru reported its first confirmed case in a 27-year-old woman on Thursday....
◎Patients should avoid contact with children as much as possible. If the child has the flu, it is necessary to isolate him/her from other children, separate children in the household in two rooms if possible, and wash your hands and face before and...
Seniors over the age of 65 (most flu deaths are among seniors) Anyone who has a chronic medical condition (such as asthma or diabetes) Pregnant women Health care workers Nursing home residents The CDC recommends that high-risk individuals get a flu vaccination each year. ...
CDC expertspredict this year’s respiratory virus seasonwill look a lot like last year. They expect the flu season, in particular, will be within the “typical range of severity.” “However, even typical seasons vary widely in the number of illnesses, hospitalizations, and deaths,” reads th...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said 10 more pediatric flu deaths were reported last week, bringing the total to 63children who have diedfrom the flu so far this season. Officials say it's possible that we could see several more weeks of increased fu activity before the epidemi...
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Right now, H3N2 is causing the vast majority of flu cases in Canada. It’s possible that the other strains could start circulating more widely and peak later in the flu season, doctors say. Over the last decade, Influenza B strains have tended to arrive later in the se...
Right now, H3N2 is causing the vast majority of flu cases in Canada. It’s possible that the other strains could start circulating more widely and peak later in the flu season, doctors say. Over the last decade, Influenza B strains have tended to arrive later in the season,...