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The flu season is here

11/21/2018

 
While seasonal influenza (flu) viruses are detected year-round in the United States, flu viruses are most common during the fall and winter. The exact timing and duration of flu seasons can vary, but influenza activity often begins to increase in October. Most of the time flu activity peaks between December and February, although activity can last as late as May.
 
It has been recognized for many years that people 65 years and older are at greater risk of serious complications from the flu compared with young, healthy adults because human immune defenses become weaker with age. While flu seasons can vary in severity, during most seasons, people 65 years and older bear the greatest burden of severe flu disease.
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The CDC estimates last year, about 79,000 people died & 960,000 people were hospitalized from flu-related complications. So, what can you do? According to the CDC, when you’re vaccinated against flu, you protect yourself and lower the chances of infecting others, including people at high risk of developing potentially serious flu complications. In addition to getting the flu shot, people 65 years and older should take the same everyday preventive actions CDC recommends of everyone, including covering coughs, washing hands often, and avoiding people who are sick.
 
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Knowledge credit:
https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/disease/65over.htm
https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/season/flu-season.htm 
https://www.cdc.gov/flu/professionals/vaccination/social-media-toolkit.htm
Angela Waterford link
8/14/2019 03:06:44 pm

I've always known that seasonal cases of flu happen in the winter. My 65-year-old father may be at risk of getting a cold, and I need to prevent that from happening. Thanks for saying that we should protect ourselves from this, so I'll probably look for a detection service to see if anyone is already a carrier in our home.


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