Flu deaths prompt warnings from victims' families as outbreak continues

[TomSea]

Flu deaths prompt warnings from victims' families as outbreak continues
By Jennifer Earl | Fox News

t doesn't matter if you run marathons or play sports, when it comes to the flu, no one is completely immune.

That's the warning families of flu victims and health officials are hoping to spread throughout this year's flu season as the epidemic continues to plague the U.S.

Read more at: http://www.foxnews.com/health/2018/01/18/flu-deaths-prompt-warnings-from-victims-families-as-outbreak-continues.html

[endicom]

Much is being made of flu deaths this year but I'm not convinced that this year is worse than others.

[thackney]

...A report published by the CDC with the latest figures showed there were 759 flu deaths between 7 October and 23 December.

It also said since early December more than 100 people were dying every week from the flu and the death toll could increase as there has been a further rise in the number of hospital admissions.

This is more than double the number of flu deaths from the same period last year when there were only 322 reported fatalities, CBS News reported...

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/flu-outbreak-aussie-flu-japanese-flu-america-cdc-100-dying-a-week-a8169896.html