Illinois has now reached the the flu epidemic threshold of 6.8%, the same as the nation.
Ill. reports high flu activity, CDC says nation at epidemic threshold | abc7chicago.com
The link has a map of the states most infected.
With this year's flu shot being relatively ineffective, the worry is real. While not comparable in the state of the art medicine, the Pandemic of Influenza in 1918 is serious reminder to do whatever is reasonable to protect against getting or spreading the infection. In that terrible year, (when the world population was much smaller) an estimated 500 million persons were infected, and between 50 and 100 million persons died.
1918 flu pandemic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The nursing home in our CCRC is currently fighting this as both the young and the old are more susceptible. Certainly a time to consider taking precautions with parents or older friends and relatives.
Ill. reports high flu activity, CDC says nation at epidemic threshold | abc7chicago.com
The link has a map of the states most infected.
With this year's flu shot being relatively ineffective, the worry is real. While not comparable in the state of the art medicine, the Pandemic of Influenza in 1918 is serious reminder to do whatever is reasonable to protect against getting or spreading the infection. In that terrible year, (when the world population was much smaller) an estimated 500 million persons were infected, and between 50 and 100 million persons died.
1918 flu pandemic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The nursing home in our CCRC is currently fighting this as both the young and the old are more susceptible. Certainly a time to consider taking precautions with parents or older friends and relatives.
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