Influenza (Tag)
FluView: Weekly Surveillance from the CDC
Click here for key updates regarding flu virus activity for the 2019/2020 season.
1/2/20 at 3:41 pm 560 flu, Influenza Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
Frequently Asked Influenza (Flu) Questions: 2019-2020 Season
CDC recommends annual influenza vaccination for everyone 6 months and older with any licensed, influenza vaccine that is appropriate for the recipient’s age and health status.
9/24/19 at 4:21 pm 664 Flu Vaccine, Influenza Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
Damaged lungs, degraded muscles: Why flu makes you feel so bad
We all know the symptoms of influenza infection include fever, cough, sore throat, muscle aches, headaches and fatigue. But just what causes all the havoc? What is going on in your body as you fight the flu?We all know the symptoms of influenza infection include fever, cough, sore throat, muscle aches, headaches and fatigue. But just what causes all […]
1/2/19 at 12:41 pm 1061 flu, Influenza
The end is near: Flu has ‘definitely peaked’ for the 2017-18 season
Flu has been shown the door in the United States. Illness activity peaked and began to decline during the eighth week of the year, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s weekly surveillance report indicated Friday. Just 5% of people who visited their doctors did so while complaining of flu-like illness, down from 6.4% the previous […]
3/7/18 at 1:27 pm 1216 flu, flu season 2018, Influenza CNN
Here’s what state health and hospital officials are saying about the flu in Massachusetts
According to the latest flu report from the state’s Department of Public Health, the Bay State has seen 8,152 laboratory-confirmed cases of influenza so far in the 2017-2018 flu season. In the week ending Feb. 9 alone, Massachusetts had 2,281 confirmed cases of the flu. Massachusetts isn’t alone — more than half of the country is experiencing […]
2/12/18 at 8:48 am 1302 flu, Influenza Boston.com
US Flu Levels Continue to Climb as 37 Kids’ Deaths Confirmed
With seven more pediatric deaths reported last week and influenza-like illness (ILI) numbers that are nearing those seen during the 2009 pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said today that this year’s flu season will most likely be considered severe.
1/30/18 at 5:42 pm 1138 flu, Influenza University of Minnesota Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy
The 2017-2018 Influenza Season: Stay Informed
Get the most up-to-date flu information from the Centers for Disease Control for the 2017-2018 flu season.
1/30/18 at 5:14 pm 1541 flu, Flu Prevention, Influenza Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
Q&A: Why the Flu Vaccine Isn’t Always Effective
A doctor from Brigham and Women’s Hospital spells out what you need to know for the 2017-2018 flu season.
12/7/17 at 4:01 pm 1330 flu, flu 2017, Flu Vaccine, Influenza Boston.com
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