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Seasonal flu is making its presence felt
By Susan Frick Carlman scarlman@stmedianetwork.com Feb 12, 2011 7:13PM
As you may have gleaned from that nagging cough and full-body ache, flu season is in full swing.
The H1N1 strain that took thousands of lives worldwide in 2009 and 2010 is less menacing now, and today it goes by the name influenza A, which also describes its cousin, technically known as H3N2. Neither is the same as influenza B, which is also showing up in hospitals and doctors? offices.
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The hospital is seeing a usual volume of flu-like complaints for this time of year, and area health departments say there?s been a modest but steady increase during the past few weeks in those showing the symptoms...
Seasonal flu is making its presence felt
By Susan Frick Carlman scarlman@stmedianetwork.com Feb 12, 2011 7:13PM
As you may have gleaned from that nagging cough and full-body ache, flu season is in full swing.
The H1N1 strain that took thousands of lives worldwide in 2009 and 2010 is less menacing now, and today it goes by the name influenza A, which also describes its cousin, technically known as H3N2. Neither is the same as influenza B, which is also showing up in hospitals and doctors? offices.
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The hospital is seeing a usual volume of flu-like complaints for this time of year, and area health departments say there?s been a modest but steady increase during the past few weeks in those showing the symptoms...