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HowStuffWorks "History of Influenza" - 0 views

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  • Country folk, city dwellers, soldiers and, most surprisingly, those in the prime of life became targets for the devastating global flu epidemic in 1918.
  • Every 30 to 40 years an aggressive flu virus emerges, one that has changed just enough that people's natural defenses are caught completely unprepared.
  • " By week's end, 500 army personnel had come down with the disease and 48 men, all fit, young and healthy, were dead.
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  • "three-day flu."
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Flu: MedlinePlus - 0 views

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  • Between 5% and 20% of people in the U.S. get the flu each year. The flu can be serious or even deadly for elderly people, newborn babies, and people with certain chronic illnesses.
  • ymptoms of the flu come on suddenly and are worse than those of the common cold. They may include
  • Body or muscle aches Chills Cough Fever Headache Sore throat
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  • Colds rarely cause a fever or headaches. Flu almost never causes an upset stomach. And "stomach flu" isn't really flu at all,
  • Most people with the flu recover on their own without medical care. People with mild cases of the flu should stay home and avoid contact with others, except to get medical care.
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CDC H1N1 Flu | H1N1 Flu and You - 1 views

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  • H1N1 virus will continu
  • e to circulate among people for some time, perhaps as a typical winter flu.
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  • ter later October, 2009 human illness with 2009 H1N1 is ongoing in the United States. In fact, the 2009 H1N1 virus is the predominant influenza virus in circulation so far during the 2009-2010 flu season.
  • While 2009 H1N1 activity
  • The 2009 H1N1 virus is contagious and is spreading from human to human.
  • spread mainly from person to person through coughing, sneezing or talking by people with influenza. Sometimes people may become infected by touching something – such as a surface or object – with flu viruses on it and then touching their mouth or nose.
  • The symptoms of 2009 H1N1 flu virus in people include fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue. Some people may have vomiting and diarrhea. People may be infected with the flu, including 2009 H1N1 and have respiratory symptoms without a fever. Severe illnesses and deaths have occurred as a result of illness associated with this virus.
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