Flu season is off to a strong start in the US, with one nasty strain in heavy circulation across the South. Drugs can make the illness shorter and milder.
The flu season is off to a strong start, with 21 states reporting ‘high’ flu-like activity.
This year’s vaccine isn’t as effective as usual, but it can still prevent you from getting some versions of the flu.
People who do catch the flu can get rid of it faster with antiviral drugs.
From the California coast to the shores of South Carolina, Americans across the country are coming down with some nasty strains of the flu this year.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports “influenza activity” is ticking up across the southern half of the US, with one strain (H3N2) responsible for the majority of the deadliest, most dangerous cases reported so far. In lab specimen tests, H3N2 has been responsible for around nine out of every 10 flu cases studied. And at least twelve children have died from catching the flu this season.
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