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Posted: 3:22 p.m. today
Updated: 24 minutes ago
Two NC flu deaths surprise experts
Raleigh, N.C. ? The flu is widespread in North Carolina and has caused two deaths this season, experts say.
A year after the H1N1 scare, a mix of H1N1 and types A and B of the flu is circulating in North Carolina. About half of the cases are from the Type B strain.
Type B flu has also been connected to two deaths, a fact that surprised experts.
"Type A and B can cause serious disease. It's said in most years that B is milder, but this year, it doesn't appear to be so," said Dr. David Weber, an infectious disease expert with the University of North Carolina School of Public Health.
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Updated: 24 minutes ago
Two NC flu deaths surprise experts
Raleigh, N.C. ? The flu is widespread in North Carolina and has caused two deaths this season, experts say.
A year after the H1N1 scare, a mix of H1N1 and types A and B of the flu is circulating in North Carolina. About half of the cases are from the Type B strain.
Type B flu has also been connected to two deaths, a fact that surprised experts.
"Type A and B can cause serious disease. It's said in most years that B is milder, but this year, it doesn't appear to be so," said Dr. David Weber, an infectious disease expert with the University of North Carolina School of Public Health.
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