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We may not be into the winter months just yet, but that doesn't mean it's not too early for flu season.
So far there have been two confirmed cases of the flu in Iowa, and the strain of virus in theses cases is a very dangerous one.
"In the past couple days we have had two confirmed cases of influenza in Iowa," said Iowa Department of Health Epidemiologist Dr. Patricia Quinlisk. "They are both A strains which means they are the ones that typically cause more severe illness, more likely to give you pneumonia for example, more likely to put you in the hospital and more likely to kill you."
The first case was found in a child from Polk County the second one is still being investigated by the Department of Health. Both however, were the strains of virus that are more dangerous, and Quinlisk says these two are just the start of many more to come.
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So far there have been two confirmed cases of the flu in Iowa, and the strain of virus in theses cases is a very dangerous one.
"In the past couple days we have had two confirmed cases of influenza in Iowa," said Iowa Department of Health Epidemiologist Dr. Patricia Quinlisk. "They are both A strains which means they are the ones that typically cause more severe illness, more likely to give you pneumonia for example, more likely to put you in the hospital and more likely to kill you."
The first case was found in a child from Polk County the second one is still being investigated by the Department of Health. Both however, were the strains of virus that are more dangerous, and Quinlisk says these two are just the start of many more to come.
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