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Remember Swine Flu? H1N1, Other Strains Back This Season in Maryland
Flu is on a steady increase in Maryland, but residents are getting better at protecting themselves and cases aren?t as bad as last year, according to health officials.
By Allison Eatough | Email the author | January 24, 2011
Flu cases are on the rise across Maryland, and the H1N1 virus that caused a pandemic in 2009 is among the strains.
The state Department of Health and Mental Hygiene reported ?widespread? flu activity in mid January and expects the number of people who get sick, require hospitalization or die from flu to peak in late February.
But the flu has two strikes against it this year: The vaccine protects against the three most common strains of the virus, including H1N1, and people are getting better at personal hygiene, said Dr. Jeff Sternlicht, chairman of emergency medicine at Greater Baltimore Medical Center (GBMC) in Baltimore...more at the link.
Remember Swine Flu? H1N1, Other Strains Back This Season in Maryland
Flu is on a steady increase in Maryland, but residents are getting better at protecting themselves and cases aren?t as bad as last year, according to health officials.
By Allison Eatough | Email the author | January 24, 2011
Flu cases are on the rise across Maryland, and the H1N1 virus that caused a pandemic in 2009 is among the strains.
The state Department of Health and Mental Hygiene reported ?widespread? flu activity in mid January and expects the number of people who get sick, require hospitalization or die from flu to peak in late February.
But the flu has two strikes against it this year: The vaccine protects against the three most common strains of the virus, including H1N1, and people are getting better at personal hygiene, said Dr. Jeff Sternlicht, chairman of emergency medicine at Greater Baltimore Medical Center (GBMC) in Baltimore...more at the link.