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Flu season's early start packs Calgary emergency rooms
Other respiratory and gastrointestinal bugs also going around Calgary
CBC News Posted: Dec 22, 2016 1:57 PM MT Last Updated: Dec 22, 2016 2:24 PM MT
An earlier than usual start to the flu season in Calgary has the city's emergency rooms crowded.
Several other respiratory and gastrointestinal bugs are also making their way through the community, including norovirus, which causes vomiting and diarrhea, says AHS medical officer of health Dr. Judy MacDonald...
...Alberta Health Services says four people are now confirmed to have died from the flu in the province ? two in the Calgary zone, one in the south, and one in Central Alberta.
So far this season, 259 people have been admitted to hospital with confirmed cases of influenza, AHS says...
Flu season's early start packs Calgary emergency rooms
Other respiratory and gastrointestinal bugs also going around Calgary
CBC News Posted: Dec 22, 2016 1:57 PM MT Last Updated: Dec 22, 2016 2:24 PM MT
An earlier than usual start to the flu season in Calgary has the city's emergency rooms crowded.
Several other respiratory and gastrointestinal bugs are also making their way through the community, including norovirus, which causes vomiting and diarrhea, says AHS medical officer of health Dr. Judy MacDonald...
...Alberta Health Services says four people are now confirmed to have died from the flu in the province ? two in the Calgary zone, one in the south, and one in Central Alberta.
So far this season, 259 people have been admitted to hospital with confirmed cases of influenza, AHS says...