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A Bad Flu Season Keeps Getting Worse
Published 02/09/2018FRIDAY, Feb. 9, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- This year's dangerous flu season shows no sign of waning, and "may be on track to break some recent records."
That was the sobering assessment offered Friday by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Acting Director Dr. Anne Schuchat.
Flu activity...
It's a Century Since the 1918 Flu Pandemic - Could It Happen Again?
Published 02/07/2018WEDNESDAY, Feb. 7, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- One hundred years ago, the deadliest influenza pandemic of all time made a ravaging march across the globe.
The "Spanish" flu of 1918-19 infected an estimated one-third of the world's population and killed between 50 million and 100 million people, mode...
Just How Bad Is This Flu Season? Experts Weigh In
Published 02/02/2018FRIDAY, Feb. 2, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- The United States is in the grip of a tough flu season, no doubt.
It might seem as if every other person you know has fallen prey to influenza. Actually, though, health experts say this flu season is pretty much on par with other severe seasons.
Here's wha...
Is It a Cold or Flu? Here's How to Tell
Published 01/12/2018FRIDAY, Jan. 12, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- With a severe flu season now widespread across 46 states, do symptoms you or a loved one have point to the dreaded illness?
Amid the sniffles, coughing and fever, "it's sometimes difficult to determine whether you have the common cold or the flu," said Dr...
Experts Discuss Influenza Vaccine Challenges and Opportunities November 29, 2017 In a New England Journal of Medicine perspective, experts from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, and the World Health Organization (WHO) Col...
Health Tip: If You Get the Flu While Pregnant
Published 12/12/2017(HealthDay News) -- The flu may be dangerous enough, but it's even more of a threat for women who are pregnant.
All women should get the annual flu vaccine, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advises.
If you do develop the flu while pregnant, the CDC suggests:
Begin treatment as...