Spike in flu cases quicker than expected
North Carolina is already seeing one of the most active flu seasons in recent record keeping, an early indication of how widespread the swine flu pandemic could become.
…The number of reported flulike patients has spiked since the beginning of the school year.
For three consecutive weeks, health providers have been reporting that more than 5 percent of patients have influenza-like symptoms. Those figures rival the peak of other flu seasons during this decade.
Most of the flu cases confirmed in lab tests have been the swine flu, according to the state.
The flu problem appears to be radiating out of the South with the start of the school year. Now, nearly half of states have "widespread" flu activity, according to the CDC.
Associated Press, September 24, 2009
Via Greensboro News and Record
Swine Flu XI, by George Hartzman
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Swine Flu XII: The Quickening
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The swine flu ending up being highly contagious but not nearly as deadly as expected thank goodness.
agreed
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